xclip

X11 clipboard manipulation tool, similar to xsel. tldr-pages

On Linux

Linux

X11 clipboard manipulation tool, similar to xsel. Handles the X primary and secondary selections, plus the system clipboard (<Ctrl c>/<Ctrl v>).

Copy the output from a command to the X11 primary selection area (clipboard)

echo 123 | xclipIdentify

Copy the output from a command to a given X11 selection area

echo 123 | xclip -selection primaryIdentify

Copy the output from a command to the system clipboard, using short notation

echo 123 | xclip -selection [cIdentify

Copy the contents of a file into the system clipboard

xclip -selection [c path/to/input_file.txtIdentify

Copy the contents of a PNG into the system clipboard (can be pasted in other programs correctly)

xclip -selection [c -target image/png path/to/input_file.pngIdentify

Copy the user input in the console into the system clipboard

xclip -inIdentify

Paste the contents of the X11 primary selection area to the console

xclip -outIdentify

Paste the contents of the system clipboard to the console

xclip -out -selection [cIdentify