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Created February 13, 2015 09:03
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Shortcut to pipe from and to clipboard using xclip
#!/bin/bash
# Linux version
# Use this script to pipe in/out of the clipboard
#
# Usage: someapp | clip # Pipe someapp's output into clipboard
# clip | someapp # Pipe clipboard's content into someapp
#
if command -v xclip 1>/dev/null; then
if [[ -p /dev/stdin ]] ; then
# stdin is a pipe
# stdin -> clipboard
xclip -i -selection clipboard
else
# stdin is not a pipe
# clipboard -> stdout
xclip -o -selection clipboard
fi
else
echo "Remember to install xclip"
fi
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That makes things simpler. Thanks and well done! 👍

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