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May 20, 2024 22:04
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Bash script to edit contents of your clipboard with $EDITOR on macOS
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#!/bin/bash | |
set -o errexit # Exit on error | |
set -o nounset # Treat unset variables as an error | |
set -o pipefail # Consider errors in a pipeline | |
default_editor=${EDITOR:-vim} | |
temp_file_path=$(mktemp /tmp/clip_temp.XXXXXX) | |
trap "rm -f $temp_file_path" EXIT | |
pbpaste > $temp_file_path | |
file_md5_hash=$(md5 $temp_file_path) | |
$default_editor $temp_file_path | |
new_file_md5_hash=$(md5 $temp_file_path) | |
if [ "$file_md5_hash" != "$new_file_md5_hash" ]; then | |
echo "File has been modified. Updating clipboard with editor contents" | |
pbcopy < $temp_file_path | |
else | |
echo "No changes detected, ignoring output" | |
fi |
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