Interface to X selections (“the clipboard”) from the command line

xclip is a command line utility that is designed to run on any system with an X11 implementation. It provides an interface to X selections “the clipboard” from the command line. It can read data from standard in or a file and place it in an X selection for pasting into other X applications. xclip can also print an X selection to standard out, which can then be redirected to a file or another program.

FEATURES

• Reads data piped to standard in or files given as arguments
• Prints contents of selection to standard out
• Accesses the XA_PRIMARY, XA_SECONDARY or XA_CLIPBOARD selection
• Supports the INCR mechanism for large transfers
• Connects to the X display in $DISPLAY, or specified with -display host0
• Waits for selection requests in the background

WWW https//github.com/astrand/xclip