Xclip

lastmod 2023-01-16created 2015-12-1810 edits

How to install

$ sudo pacman -S xclip

Clipboard copy

$ echo 'test clipboard xclip' | xclip -in -selection clipboard

See also

• Clipboard
• Linux
• Debian
• pbcopy (macOS)
• xsel
• X Window
• pbproxy - send clipboard contents anywhere reachable via ssh

Favorite site

• xclip(1): CLI to X selections - Linux man page
• Command-Line Copy&Paste With xclip (Debian/Ubuntu)
• A command-line clipboard copy and paste utility?
• Copying and Pasting To and From the System Clipboard On The Command Line
• Clipboard - ArchWiki
• Integrating the Linux GUI clipboard with the terminal using xclip
• Access Clipboard Contents Using Xclip and Xsel In Linux (xclip, xsel)
• Using the clipboard from the terminal with xclip