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Option to not clear selection on copy #3884

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Currently when you copy text it clears your selection. While this is current behavior for some terminals, this is different than standard Windows behavior. Most Windows programs simply leave the text selected and require some other action to deselect the text. This is particularly bad if you have remapped Copy to Ctrl-C, then accidentally hitting it twice can result in killing your running process accidentally. Additionally, I frequently will copy text, then need to come back to it later to recopy, but due to this issue I have to re-select the text frequently.

I just want copy/paste to work the same here that it does in every other program.

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    Area-TerminalControlIssues pertaining to the terminal control (input, selection, keybindings, mouse interaction, etc.)Help WantedWe encourage anyone to jump in on these.Issue-TaskIt's a feature request, but it doesn't really need a major design.Priority-2A description (P2)Product-TerminalThe new Windows Terminal.good first issueThis is a fix that might be easier for someone to do as a first contribution

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