xclip
X11 clipboard manipulation tool, similar toxsel
. Handles the X primary and secondary selections, plus the system clipboard (Ctrl + C
/Ctrl + V
). More information: https://manned.org/xclip.
- Copy the output from a command to the X11 primary selection area (clipboard):
echo 123 | xclip
- Copy the output from a command to a given X11 selection area:
echo 123 | xclip -selection {{primary|secondary|clipboard}}
- Copy the output from a command to the system clipboard, using short notation:
echo 123 | xclip -sel clip
- Copy the contents of a file into the system clipboard:
xclip -sel clip {{input_file.txt}}
- Copy the contents of a PNG into the system clipboard (can be pasted in other programs correctly):
xclip -sel clip -t image/png {{input_file.png}}
- Copy the user input in the console into the system clipboard:
xclip -i
- Paste the contents of the X11 primary selection area to the console:
xclip -o
- Paste the contents of the system clipboard to the console:
xclip -o -sel clip
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