Cut and copy current line without selection at cursor position

RStudio IDE
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Hello,
I would like to be able to cut and copy a line without first selecting the whole line like in Visual Studio Code or Sublime Text.

I know there is the "copy line below" function but I don't always want to copy the line below.

There's a stale request on Github but am wondering if this shortcut has been implemented.

Thanks

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Not sure if this what you mean: If you're using the command Palette, Copy Lines Down (Ctrl +Shift + D) requires that you select the entire line, but if you use the keyboard shortcut Alt + Cmd + Up/Down, it does not; your cursor can be anywhere on the line.

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Thanks for the reply. I just want to copy the entire line in the copy buffer because I want to paste it somewhere else. What you described is a very specific use of the copy line shortcut. Most editors let you copy the entire line without selecting it.

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How is it possible that Rstudio cannot perform such simple operation that is standard in most text editors?!

5

Maybe you'll like Positron better. It works there.