How do I copy text from my xterm without a mouse?

Question

I want to use part of the output of a command run from the command line in another xterm, or as part of a different command. For instance:

> grep error err         


        

Answer 1

The OP said he didn't want to do this, but here is a unix utils way to do it for posterity. If you learn these little unix utilities they can be quite powerful.

ls $( dirname $( grep error error.log | head -1 | cut -d " " -f 5- ) )

note: syntax from memory