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xclip-vi.sh
#!/bin/sh
# workflow:
# 1. focus textarea in browser you want to edit
# 2. press ctrl+a then ctrl+c
# 3. switch to terminal and start this script with optional extensioni for highlight: xclip-vi html
# 4. edit file in vi, and save it
# 5. switch back to browser, and press ctrl+v in already selected textarea
ext=$1
test -z "$ext" && ext=txt
xclip -out > /tmp/$$.$ext && vi /tmp/$$.$ext && xclip -in -selection clipboard < /tmp/$$.$ext
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