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xclip(1) — Debian testing manpages — Debian Project

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Key
xclip-debian-manpage
Type
webpage
Publisher
Debian Project
Raw CSL JSON
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  "URL": "https://manpages.debian.org/testing/xclip/xclip.1.en.html",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "xclip(1) — Debian testing manpages",
  "accessed": {
    "date-parts": [
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        2026,
        4,
        1
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  "publisher": "Debian Project"
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Claims

  1. xclip was designed to allow tighter integration of X applications and command-line programs. By default it runs silently in the background waiting for X selection requests until another X application places data in the clipboard, at which point xclip exits silently.
    "xclip was designed to allow tighter integration of X applications and command line programs. The default action is to silently wait in the background for X selection requests (pastes) until another X application places data in the clipboard, at which point xclip exits silently."
    Quote language: en
  2. The -rmlastnl option removes the trailing newline character from the selection, which is useful when copying single-line command output such as the result of pwd to the clipboard so that pasting it into a command prompt does not immediately execute the line.
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