Copy the contents of any text file to the clipboard, intended for use as an OS X System Service

cliptextfile.sh

# A stupid script that actually makes a handy system service
# Use it to right click files and extract their text content to the clipboard
# Brett Terpstra 2013, no rights reserved
txtcount=`file "$@"|grep -c text`
response=0
msg=""
if [ $txtcount -eq $# ]; then
	cat "$@"|pbcopy
	if [ "$?" -ne "0" ]; then
	  msg="Error running command"
	  response=1
	else
		[ $# -gt 1 ] && plur="$# files" || plur="the file"
		msg="The contents of $plur are on the clipboard"
	fi
else
	msg="One or more files were not recognized as plain text"
	response=1
fi

if [ $response -eq 0 ]; then
	sound="Glass"
	status="successful"
else
	sound="Basso"
	status="failed"
fi
afplay /System/Library/Sounds/$sound.aiff
[[ -f /usr/local/bin/growlnotify ]] && /usr/local/bin/growlnotify -m "$msg" -t "Clip $status"
# If you have growlnotify installed, you'll get a message in addition to a chime or buzz
# Also see <http://brettterpstra.com/2012/08/02/a-drop-in-growlnotify-replacement-for-mountain-lion-notifications/>