ClipClop 📋🐎

A nimble clipboard history manager for Linux power users.

Overview

ClipClop is a lightweight, feature-rich clipboard management tool designed for efficiency and simplicity. Built for Ubuntu and Debian-based Linux distributions, it provides an intuitive way to capture, browse, and manipulate your clipboard history.

Version

Current Version: 0.1.0

Features

Clipboard Capture

• Automatically saves every clipboard entry
• Persistent storage of clipboard history
• Timestamped entries for easy tracking

Advanced Browsing

• Fuzzy search through clipboard contents
• Interactive preview of clipboard entries
• Quick navigation with keyboard shortcuts

Flexible Management

• Copy entries back to clipboard
• Save entries to custom files
• Full path expansion and autocomplete support

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu or Debian-based Linux
• xclip
• fzf (Fuzzy Finder)

Installation

1. Install dependencies:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install xclip fzf

2. Download the script:

   wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yourusername/clipclop/main/clipclop.sh
   chmod +x clipclop.sh

Configuration

Custom Data Directory

Override default clipboard storage:

export CLIPCLOP_DATADIR="/path/to/your/preferred/directory"

Default: $HOME/data/clipclop

Usage

./clipclop.sh

Workflow

1. Automatically saves current clipboard
2. Browse clipboard history
3. Select entries with powerful options
   • Copy to Clipboard
   • Save to File
   • Navigate seamlessly

Advanced Keyboard Interactions

• Arrow keys for navigation
• Tab for path autocomplete
• Ctrl-Y: Quick copy to clipboard
• ESC: Exit or return to list

Suggested Future Enhancements

1. Intelligent Filtering

   • Content type detection
   • Automatic categorization of clipboard entries

2. Cloud Sync

   • Optional synchronization across devices
   • Encrypted clipboard history backup

3. Advanced Search

   • Regular expression search
   • Semantic content matching

4. Rich Media Support

   • Image and file path clipboard tracking
   • Preview capabilities for different content types

5. Clipboard Templating

   • Create reusable text snippets
   • Macro-like expansions

6. Integration Plugins

   • IDE integration
   • Productivity tool connectors

7. Machine Learning

   • Predict most likely clipboard restore
   • Usage-based content ranking

Troubleshooting

• Verify xclip and fzf installation
• Check script permissions
• Ensure clipboard access

Community & More

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Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create feature branch
3. Commit changes
4. Push to branch
5. Create Pull Request

License

[Specify your license, e.g., MIT, GPL]

Author

[Your Name]

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Happy Clipping! 📋✨