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Created April 2, 2011 16:46
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Convert pasteboard string into JSON
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gistfile1.js
#!/usr/bin/env node
require("child_process").exec("pbpaste", function(_, stdout){
process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(stdout.trim()));
});
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Save as pbjson, do chmod +x pbjson, then use ./pbjson|pbcopy.

I suppose the pasteboard commands only work on OS X.

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