Before you begin
Connect to your server and open the output you want to copy. Scrolling and selection are distinct actions.
Find the output first
Scroll to the relevant part of the terminal and let scrolling stop. Remote tmux history is not the same as the client’s local scrollback. The session, active pane, mouse mode, and tmux configuration can affect what you see.
Select on iPhone or iPad
Long-press text to start a selection, then drag the selection handles to adjust its boundaries. Tap Copy in the selection controls. Long-press the text itself, not a tab or toolbar button.
Select on desktop
Click and drag across terminal text to make a selection. On Windows, use the terminal’s right-click menu to copy. Check the highlight before copying, especially when an application is still printing output.
Check commands and wrapped links
Terminal columns and application formatting can introduce line breaks. Paste into a text editor first if you are unsure, and check long URLs or shell commands before using them. Clean up & copy lets you review an editable result before copying. This advanced cleanup requires Pro on iPhone and iPad and is included in the complimentary desktop apps; ordinary Copy remains free.
If something gets in the way
A link opens when I intended to copy
Use a long press on touch, or a deliberate drag on desktop. A short tap/click on a detected link can open it in the system browser.
Scrollback or selection behaves unexpectedly
Include your Shinphony build, server OS, tmux version, prefix configuration, and whether output is still arriving in a bug report. Compare the same operation outside tmux. Do not send sensitive terminal history.
Does cleanup send my text anywhere?
No. Clean up & copy processes your selection locally on the device. Review the editable preview before copying, especially for shell commands, numbers, and long links.