diff --git a/src/commands/showCommitSearch.ts b/src/commands/showCommitSearch.ts
index 98b8136..c8a2d85 100644
--- a/src/commands/showCommitSearch.ts
+++ b/src/commands/showCommitSearch.ts
@@ -1,122 +1,128 @@
-'use strict';
-import { commands, InputBoxOptions, TextEditor, Uri, window } from 'vscode';
-import { ActiveEditorCachedCommand, Commands, getCommandUri } from './common';
-import { GitRepoSearchBy, GitService, GitUri } from '../gitService';
-import { Logger } from '../logger';
-import { CommandQuickPickItem, CommitsQuickPick } from '../quickPicks';
-import { ShowQuickCommitDetailsCommandArgs } from './showQuickCommitDetails';
-
-const searchByRegex = /^([@:#])/;
-const searchByMap = new Map<string, GitRepoSearchBy>([
-    ['@', GitRepoSearchBy.Author],
-    [':', GitRepoSearchBy.Files],
-    ['#', GitRepoSearchBy.Sha]
-]);
-
-export interface ShowCommitSearchCommandArgs {
-    search?: string;
-    searchBy?: GitRepoSearchBy;
-
-    goBackCommand?: CommandQuickPickItem;
-}
-
-export class ShowCommitSearchCommand extends ActiveEditorCachedCommand {
-
-    constructor(private git: GitService) {
-        super(Commands.ShowCommitSearch);
-    }
-
-    async execute(editor: TextEditor, uri?: Uri, args: ShowCommitSearchCommandArgs = {}) {
-        uri = getCommandUri(uri, editor);
-        if (uri === undefined) return undefined;
-
-        const gitUri = await GitUri.fromUri(uri, this.git);
-        if (gitUri.repoPath === undefined) return undefined;
-
+'use strict';
+import { commands, InputBoxOptions, TextEditor, Uri, window } from 'vscode';
+import { ActiveEditorCachedCommand, Commands, getCommandUri } from './common';
+import { GitRepoSearchBy, GitService, GitUri } from '../gitService';
+import { Logger } from '../logger';
+import { CommandQuickPickItem, CommitsQuickPick } from '../quickPicks';
+import { ShowQuickCommitDetailsCommandArgs } from './showQuickCommitDetails';
+import { paste } from 'copy-paste';
+
+const searchByRegex = /^([@:#])/;
+const searchByMap = new Map<string, GitRepoSearchBy>([
+    ['@', GitRepoSearchBy.Author],
+    [':', GitRepoSearchBy.Files],
+    ['#', GitRepoSearchBy.Sha]
+]);
+
+export interface ShowCommitSearchCommandArgs {
+    search?: string;
+    searchBy?: GitRepoSearchBy;
+
+    goBackCommand?: CommandQuickPickItem;
+}
+
+export class ShowCommitSearchCommand extends ActiveEditorCachedCommand {
+
+    constructor(private git: GitService) {
+        super(Commands.ShowCommitSearch);
+    }
+
+    async execute(editor: TextEditor, uri?: Uri, args: ShowCommitSearchCommandArgs = {}) {
+        uri = getCommandUri(uri, editor);
+        if (uri === undefined) return undefined;
+
+        const gitUri = await GitUri.fromUri(uri, this.git);
+        if (gitUri.repoPath === undefined) return undefined;
+
         if (!args.search || args.searchBy == null) {
-            args.search = await window.showInputBox({
-                value: args.search,
-                prompt: `Please enter a search string`,
-                placeHolder: `search by message, author (use @<name>), files (use :<pattern>), or commit id (use #<sha>)`
-            } as InputBoxOptions);
-            if (args.search === undefined) return args.goBackCommand === undefined ? undefined : args.goBackCommand.execute();
-
-            const match = searchByRegex.exec(args.search);
-            if (match && match[1]) {
-                args.searchBy = searchByMap.get(match[1]);
-                args.search = args.search.substring((args.search[1] === ' ') ? 2 : 1);
-            }
-            else if (GitService.isSha(args.search)) {
-                args.searchBy = GitRepoSearchBy.Sha;
-            }
-            else {
-                args.searchBy = GitRepoSearchBy.Message;
-            }
-        }
-
-        try {
-            if (args.searchBy === undefined) {
-                args.searchBy = GitRepoSearchBy.Message;
-            }
-
-            const log = await this.git.getLogForRepoSearch(gitUri.repoPath, args.search, args.searchBy);
-            if (log === undefined) return undefined;
-
-            let originalSearch: string | undefined = undefined;
-            let placeHolder: string | undefined = undefined;
-            switch (args.searchBy) {
-                case GitRepoSearchBy.Author:
-                    originalSearch = `@${args.search}`;
-                    placeHolder = `commits with author matching '${args.search}'`;
-                    break;
-                case GitRepoSearchBy.Files:
-                    originalSearch = `:${args.search}`;
-                    placeHolder = `commits with files matching '${args.search}'`;
-                    break;
-                case GitRepoSearchBy.Message:
-                    originalSearch = args.search;
-                    placeHolder = `commits with message matching '${args.search}'`;
-                    break;
-                case GitRepoSearchBy.Sha:
-                    originalSearch = `#${args.search}`;
-                    placeHolder = `commits with id matching '${args.search}'`;
-                    break;
-            }
-
-            // Create a command to get back to here
-            const currentCommand = new CommandQuickPickItem({
-                label: `go back \u21A9`,
-                description: `\u00a0 \u2014 \u00a0\u00a0 to commit search`
-            }, Commands.ShowCommitSearch, [
-                    gitUri,
-                    {
-                        search: originalSearch,
-                        goBackCommand: args.goBackCommand
-                    } as ShowCommitSearchCommandArgs
-                ]);
-
-            const pick = await CommitsQuickPick.show(this.git, log, placeHolder!, currentCommand);
-            if (pick === undefined) return undefined;
-
-            if (pick instanceof CommandQuickPickItem) return pick.execute();
-
-            return commands.executeCommand(Commands.ShowQuickCommitDetails,
-                new GitUri(pick.commit.uri, pick.commit),
-                {
-                    sha: pick.commit.sha,
-                    commit: pick.commit,
-                    goBackCommand: new CommandQuickPickItem({
-                        label: `go back \u21A9`,
-                        description: `\u00a0 \u2014 \u00a0\u00a0 to search for ${placeHolder}`
-                    }, Commands.ShowCommitSearch, [
-                            gitUri,
-                            args
-                        ])
-                } as ShowQuickCommitDetailsCommandArgs);
-        }
-        catch (ex) {
-            Logger.error(ex, 'ShowCommitSearchCommand');
-            return window.showErrorMessage(`Unable to find commits. See output channel for more details`);
-        }
-    }
+            if (!args.search) {
+                args.search = await new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+                    paste((err: Error, content: string) => resolve(err ? '' : content));
+                });
+            }
+            args.search = await window.showInputBox({
+                value: args.search,
+                prompt: `Please enter a search string`,
+                placeHolder: `search by message, author (use @<name>), files (use :<pattern>), or commit id (use #<sha>)`
+            } as InputBoxOptions);
+            if (args.search === undefined) return args.goBackCommand === undefined ? undefined : args.goBackCommand.execute();
+
+            const match = searchByRegex.exec(args.search);
+            if (match && match[1]) {
+                args.searchBy = searchByMap.get(match[1]);
+                args.search = args.search.substring((args.search[1] === ' ') ? 2 : 1);
+            }
+            else if (GitService.isSha(args.search)) {
+                args.searchBy = GitRepoSearchBy.Sha;
+            }
+            else {
+                args.searchBy = GitRepoSearchBy.Message;
+            }
+        }
+
+        try {
+            if (args.searchBy === undefined) {
+                args.searchBy = GitRepoSearchBy.Message;
+            }
+
+            const log = await this.git.getLogForRepoSearch(gitUri.repoPath, args.search, args.searchBy);
+            if (log === undefined) return undefined;
+
+            let originalSearch: string | undefined = undefined;
+            let placeHolder: string | undefined = undefined;
+            switch (args.searchBy) {
+                case GitRepoSearchBy.Author:
+                    originalSearch = `@${args.search}`;
+                    placeHolder = `commits with author matching '${args.search}'`;
+                    break;
+                case GitRepoSearchBy.Files:
+                    originalSearch = `:${args.search}`;
+                    placeHolder = `commits with files matching '${args.search}'`;
+                    break;
+                case GitRepoSearchBy.Message:
+                    originalSearch = args.search;
+                    placeHolder = `commits with message matching '${args.search}'`;
+                    break;
+                case GitRepoSearchBy.Sha:
+                    originalSearch = `#${args.search}`;
+                    placeHolder = `commits with id matching '${args.search}'`;
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            // Create a command to get back to here
+            const currentCommand = new CommandQuickPickItem({
+                label: `go back \u21A9`,
+                description: `\u00a0 \u2014 \u00a0\u00a0 to commit search`
+            }, Commands.ShowCommitSearch, [
+                    gitUri,
+                    {
+                        search: originalSearch,
+                        goBackCommand: args.goBackCommand
+                    } as ShowCommitSearchCommandArgs
+                ]);
+
+            const pick = await CommitsQuickPick.show(this.git, log, placeHolder!, currentCommand);
+            if (pick === undefined) return undefined;
+
+            if (pick instanceof CommandQuickPickItem) return pick.execute();
+
+            return commands.executeCommand(Commands.ShowQuickCommitDetails,
+                new GitUri(pick.commit.uri, pick.commit),
+                {
+                    sha: pick.commit.sha,
+                    commit: pick.commit,
+                    goBackCommand: new CommandQuickPickItem({
+                        label: `go back \u21A9`,
+                        description: `\u00a0 \u2014 \u00a0\u00a0 to search for ${placeHolder}`
+                    }, Commands.ShowCommitSearch, [
+                            gitUri,
+                            args
+                        ])
+                } as ShowQuickCommitDetailsCommandArgs);
+        }
+        catch (ex) {
+            Logger.error(ex, 'ShowCommitSearchCommand');
+            return window.showErrorMessage(`Unable to find commits. See output channel for more details`);
+        }
+    }
 }
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