X11 clipboard manipulation tool, similar to
xsel. Handles the X primary and secondary selections, plus the system clipboard (Ctrl + C/Ctrl + V).
- Copy the output from a command to the X11 primary selection area (clipboard):
echo 123 | xclip
- 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
- Copy the contents of a file into the system clipboard:
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}}