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astrand/xclip: Command line interface to the X11 clipboard
- Key
- xclip-github-astrand
- Authors
- Åstrand, Peter
- Type
- webpage
Raw CSL JSON
{
"URL": "https://github.com/astrand/xclip",
"note": "Primary source repository for xclip, originally authored by Kim Saunders (2001), maintained by Peter Åstrand from 2007. GPL-2.0 licensed.",
"type": "webpage",
"title": "astrand/xclip: Command line interface to the X11 clipboard",
"author": [
{
"given": "Peter",
"family": "Åstrand"
}
],
"accessed": {
"date-parts": [
[
2026,
4,
1
]
]
}
}
Claims
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xclip is a command line utility designed to run on any system with an X11 implementation, providing an interface to X selections from the command line. It can read data from standard input or a file and place it in an X selection for pasting into other X applications, and can also print an X selection to standard output.
"xclip is a command line utility that is designed to run on any system with an X11 implementation. It provides an interface to X selections ("the clipboard") from the command line. It can read data from standard in or a file and place it in an X selection for pasting into other X applications. xclip can also print an X selection to standard out, which can then be redirected to a file or another program."
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The xclip-copyfile, xclip-pastefile, and xclip-cutfile companion programs can be used for copying and moving files between different directories and even machines, provided a working X11 connection exists.
"The programs xclip-copyfile, xclip-pastefile, and xclip-cutfile can be used for copying and moving files between different directories and even machines, assuming that you have a working X11 connection."
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