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#!/bin/bash
#
# Clipboard Editor - edit your clipboard in your favorite editor
set -e
# xclip command to execute
XCLIP_COMMAND="xclip -sel clipboard" # works on Xubuntu
# editor to use
EDITOR="subl -w" # sublime text
TMP_FILE="/tmp/clipboard-editor"
$XCLIP_COMMAND -o > "$TMP_FILE"
$EDITOR "$TMP_FILE"
$XCLIP_COMMAND -i "$TMP_FILE"
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