KDE clipboard on the command line

The python script clip.py.gz makes it easy to use the KDE clipboard on the command line.
(In this context, the clipboard is understood to be exactly what is offered by klipper).

Basic usage

• clip
  gives the content of the clipboard. You can use the switch -i 2 to obtain historic contents, here item number 2, of the clipboard (note that -i 0 refers to the current content).
• clip "some text"
  Put "some text" into the clipboard.
• ps | clip -
  Put the output of some program, here ps, into the clipboard.

Some examples

• ssh $(clip)
  Connect to the server whose hostname is contained in the clipboard.
• clip long_file_name
  Use the autocompletion of the shell to copy filenames conveniently to the clipboard.
• cat todo | clip -
  Copy the content of files, here todo, to the clipboard.

Download

To use the python script clip.py.gz as described above:

• unzip the file (gunzip clip.py.gz),
• rename it to clip,
• give yourself execute permission (chmod +x clip), and
• place it in a folder, which is in the search path of the shell.

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