xsel
X11 selection and clipboard manipulation tool. More information: https://manned.org/xsel.
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Use a command's output as input of the clip[b]oard (equivalent to
Ctrl + C
):
echo 123 | xsel -ib
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Use the contents of a file as input of the clipboard:
cat {{path/to/file}} | xsel -ib
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Output the clipboard's contents into the terminal (equivalent to
Ctrl + V
):
xsel -ob
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Output the clipboard's contents into a file:
xsel -ob > {{path/to/file}}
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Clear the clipboard:
xsel -cb
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Output the X11 primary selection's contents into the terminal (equivalent to a mouse middle-click):
xsel -op
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