Linux Clipboard xsel, wl-clipboard

wl-clipboard on Wayland

# Copy a simple text message:
$ wl-copy Hello world!

# Copy the list of files in ~/Downloads:
$ ls ~/Downloads | wl-copy

# Copy an image:
$ wl-copy < ~/Pictures/photo.png

# Copy the previous command:
$ wl-copy "!!"

# Paste to a file:
$ wl-paste > clipboard.txt

# Sort clipboard contents:
$ wl-paste | sort | wl-copy

# Upload clipboard contents to a pastebin on each change:
$ wl-paste --watch nc paste.example.org 5555

xsel on X Windows

# Paste output of working directory to X clipboard
pwd | xsel --clipboard
echo "hello" | xsel -b
# -b or --clipboard - operate on clipboard selection

# Copy clipboard contents to a file
xsel -ob >input.md
# -o write selection to standard output
# -b operate on clipboard selection

# Copy file contents to clipboard
xsel --clipboard <input.md

References

• bugaevc/wl-clipboard: Command-line copy/paste utilities for Wayland - GitHub