Copy Paste in Bash on Ubuntu on Windows

Question

How to execute a copy paste operation from Windows 10 to the Bash on Ubuntu on Windows environment?

I tried the following:

• ctrl + shift

Answer 1

You can use AutoHotkey (third party application), the command below is good with plain alphanumeric text, however some other characters like =^"%#! are mistyped in console like bash or cmd. (In any non-console window this command works fine with all characters.)

^+v::SendRaw %clipboard%