[gentoo-user] how to copy a file's content to clipboard?

[gentoo-user] how to copy a file's content to clipboard?

[Qiangning Hong]

Do you know how to copy the content of a file to the X clipboard using
command?  Every time now I need to paste a file into my email, I have to
cat it in a terminal and use mouse to select the text.  Is there a more
convenient way?


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Re: [gentoo-user] how to copy a file's content to clipboard?

[Uwe Thiem]

On 12 August 2005 16:53, Qiangning Hong wrote:
> Do you know how to copy the content of a file to the X clipboard using
> command?  Every time now I need to paste a file into my email, I have to
> cat it in a terminal and use mouse to select the text.  Is there a more
> convenient way?

Depends on your mailer. In KDE's kmail, I just click Message -> Insert File. 
Since you are using Thunderbird, I am pretty sure it offers something 
similar.

Uwe

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Re: [gentoo-user] how to copy a file's content to clipboard?

[Qiangning Hong]

Uwe Thiem wrote:
> On 12 August 2005 16:53, Qiangning Hong wrote:
> 
>>Do you know how to copy the content of a file to the X clipboard using
>>command?  Every time now I need to paste a file into my email, I have to
>>cat it in a terminal and use mouse to select the text.  Is there a more
>>convenient way?
> 
> 
> Depends on your mailer. In KDE's kmail, I just click Message -> Insert File. 
> Since you are using Thunderbird, I am pretty sure it offers something 
> similar.

Do you means there isn't an X or desktop environment level utility?
What if I want to paste the content of a file in other places, i.e. fill
a textarea in web browser?

In my cygwin time, the command "cat myfile > /dev/clipboard" was quite
handy.  I hadn't expected that I am missing a windows function when I am
under Linux, ever.

P.S. It seems Thunderbird doesn't provide this kind of function except
using attachment. :(

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Re: [gentoo-user] how to copy a file's content to clipboard?

[Willie Wong]

On Sat, Aug 13, 2005 at 12:43:34AM +0800, Qiangning Hong wrote:
> Uwe Thiem wrote:
> > On 12 August 2005 16:53, Qiangning Hong wrote:
> > 
> >>Do you know how to copy the content of a file to the X clipboard using
> >>command?  Every time now I need to paste a file into my email, I have to
> >>cat it in a terminal and use mouse to select the text.  Is there a more
> >>convenient way?
> > 
> > 
> > Depends on your mailer. In KDE's kmail, I just click Message -> Insert File. 
> > Since you are using Thunderbird, I am pretty sure it offers something 
> > similar.
> 
> Do you means there isn't an X or desktop environment level utility?
> What if I want to paste the content of a file in other places, i.e. fill
> a textarea in web browser?
> 

If you run KDE, you can probably use some incantation magic with
klipper and DCOP. 

Otherwise, try xcut or xclip 

[12:59 PM]wwong ~ $ emerge search xcut xclip
Searching...   
[ Results for search key : xcut ]
[ Applications found : 1 ]
 
*  x11-misc/xcut
      Latest version available: 0.2
      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
      Size of downloaded files: 10 kB
      Homepage:    http://xcut.sourceforge.net
      Description: Commandline tool to manipulate the X11 cut and paste buffers
      License:     GPL-2


Searching...   
[ Results for search key : xclip ]
[ Applications found : 2 ]
 
*  x11-apps/xclipboard [ Masked ]
      Latest version available: 0.99.0
      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
      Size of downloaded files: 58 kB
      Homepage:    http://xorg.freedesktop.org/
      Description: X.Org xclipboard application
      License:     X11

*  x11-misc/xclip
      Latest version available: 0.08
      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
      Size of downloaded files: 27 kB
      Homepage:    http://people.debian.org/~kims/xclip/
      Description: Command-line utility to read data from standard in and place it in an X selection for pasting into X applications.
      License:     GPL-2


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Re: [gentoo-user] how to copy a file's content to clipboard?

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 23:53:19 +0800, Qiangning Hong wrote:

> Do you know how to copy the content of a file to the X clipboard using
> command?  Every time now I need to paste a file into my email, I have to
> cat it in a terminal and use mouse to select the text.  Is there a more
> convenient way?

Use xclip, it does just what you want, and the reverse. It's in portage.


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