From 876e67faa9dcdb0d9c72298878465a781aa202b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Waldir Pimenta Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 22:16:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] xclip: expand page (#1494) --- pages/linux/xclip.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/linux/xclip.md b/pages/linux/xclip.md index 020e98195..5a87db273 100644 --- a/pages/linux/xclip.md +++ b/pages/linux/xclip.md @@ -1,15 +1,32 @@ # xclip -> Copy STDIN to clipboard or print clipboard to STDOUT. +> X11 clipboard manipulation tool, similar to `xsel`. +> Handles the X primary and secondary selections, plus the system clipboard (`Ctrl + C`/`Ctrl + V`). -- Copy output to clipboard: +- Copy the output from a command to the X11 primary selection area (clipboard): -`echo 123 | xclip -i` +`echo 123 | xclip` -- Copy output to system clipboard: +- Copy the output from a command to a given X11 selection area: + +`echo 123 | xclip -selection {{primary|secondary|clipboard}}` + +- Copy the contents of a file to the system clipboard, using short notation: `echo 123 | xclip -sel clip` -- Paste clipboard: +- Copy the contents of a file into the system clipboard: -`xclip -o > file.txt` +`xclip -sel clip {{input_file.txt}}` + +- Paste the contents of the X11 primary selection area to the console: + +`xclip -o` + +- Paste the contents of the system clipboard to the console: + +`xclip -o -sel clip` + +- Paste the contents of the system clipboard into a file: + +`xclip -o -sel clip > {{output_file.txt}}`