How to copy text chars in shell mode to a text file?

[Phil Schaffner]

On Sat, 2004-11-06 at 15:55 +1100, Rick Chen wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-11-05 at 22:32 -0500, Nguyen Dinh Kien wrote:
> > i login my computer in init level3 as user root, I had'n login to X11.
> > I do sth and now i want to copy all text char in my monitor into a
         ^^^ Huh?
> > text file. How can i do?
> > 
> 
> use mouse to select all the text you want

Or alternatively:

# cat >capture.txt

> middle click mouse to add

End with "Ctrl-d".

Phil