Is there a command to output the current value of the clipboard?
Example (this command doesn’t exists, it’s just an example of what I’m looking for:
cat clipboard > Hello world!
Also, if the clipboard is stored somewhere, where is it located?
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Method 1
You can use xclip or xsel to do this.
xclip -o xsel -o
Bear in mind that there are multiple X clipboards (well, “selections”, including the major two, PRIMARY (typically used when you select text) and CLIPBOARD (typically used when you explicitly request a copy)). You may need to select which clipboard you are referring to:
# XA_PRIMARY xclip -o -selection primary xsel -op # XA_CLIPBOARD xclip -o -selection clipboard xsel -ob # XA_SECONDARY (you probably don't want this) xclip -o -selection secondary xsel -os
For the macOS clipboard, use pbcopy.
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