wimip

A simple Rust CLI tool to fetch your public IP address using ifconfig.io, print it to the console (just like curl ifconfig.io), and copy it to your clipboard on macOS, Windows, or Linux.

Features

• Fetches your public IP address via https://ifconfig.io
• Prints only the IP address (no extra text)
• Copies the IP to your clipboard:
  • Uses pbcopy on macOS
  • Uses clip on Windows
  • Uses xclip or xsel on Linux (if available)

Requirements

• Rust (edition 2021)
• For clipboard support:
  • macOS: pbcopy (default on macOS)
  • Windows: clip (default on Windows)
  • Linux: xclip or xsel (install via your package manager)

Usage

cargo run --release

Example output

Your IP: 203.0.113.42

The IP is also copied to your clipboard if a supported clipboard tool is available.

Tests

Unit tests are included for the IP parsing logic. Run them with:

cargo test

Code Overview

Uses std::process::Command to call curl and clipboard tools. Uses tokio for async main (though the code is synchronous). Unit tests simulate curl output and check IP parsing.

License

MIT

Author Samuel Adole