—- dataentry application —-
name: xclip
supported_os: Linux
xclip -selection <primary | clipboard | secondary> <OPERATION> #
echo "Message" | xclip -selection clipboard # input
sudo dnf install xclip # RHEL
sudo yum install xclip # RHEL
xclip --help (Linux)
Usage: xclip [OPTION] [FILE]...
Access an X server selection for reading or writing.
-i, -in read text into X selection from standard input or files
(default)
-o, -out prints the selection to standard out (generally for
piping to a file or program)
-l, -loops number of selection requests to wait for before exiting
-d, -display X display to connect to (eg localhost:0")
-h, -help usage information
-selection selection to access ("primary", "secondary", "clipboard" or "buffer-cut")
-noutf8 don't treat text as utf-8, use old unicode
-target use the given target atom
-rmlastnl remove the last newline charater if present
-version version information
-silent errors only, run in background (default)
-quiet run in foreground, show what's happening
-verbose running commentary
Report bugs to <[email protected]>
alias xcp='xclip -selection clipboard'