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https://github.com/metaory/xyank

build, execute or pass standard input and arguments to clipboard
https://github.com/metaory/xyank

cli clipboard command command-line copy copy-to-clipboard xargs xclip xsel yank

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build, execute or pass standard input and arguments to clipboard

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/metaory/xyank
Owner: metaory
License: mit
Created: 2024-02-24T17:50:04.000Z (4 months ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2024-03-09T23:47:46.000Z (4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2024-03-10T00:33:43.331Z (4 months ago)
Topics: cli, clipboard, command, command-line, copy, copy-to-clipboard, xargs, xclip, xsel, yank
Language: Shell
Homepage:
Size: 10.7 KB
Stars: 1
Watchers: 1
Forks: 0
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE

awesome-stars - metaory/xyank - build, execute or pass standard input and arguments to clipboard (Shell)

XYANK
=====

```ex
NAME
xyank - format, build, execute, pass standard input and arguments to clipboard

SYNOPSIS
[CMD... |] xyank X|Y [STR...]

DESCRIPTION
modes: `x|X` for execute, `y|Y` for yank only

EXAMPLES
# yank arguments to clipboard
xyank Y date foo # date foo

# yank stdin to clipboard
date | xyank y # Sun Feb 25 00:00:00 AM +00 2024

# yank stdin + arguments
date | xyank Y foo bar # Sun Feb 25 00:00:00 AM +00 2024 foo bar

# execute argument & yank its stdout to clipboard
xyank X date # Sun Feb 25 00:00:00 AM +00 2024

# execute stdin & yank its stdout to clipboard
echo date | xyank X # Sun Feb 25 00:00:00 AM +00 2024

# execute stdin + arguments & yank its stdout to clipboard
echo date | xyank X '+%s' # 1708796381

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
XYANK_SILENT Silent Query & Result prints

SEE ALSO
yank(1), xsel(1), xset(1), xclipboard(1), xpaste(1)

AUTHOR
metaory , Feb 2024
```

CONFIGURATION
-------------

```ex
# to silent outputs
# export XYANK_SILENT=1

# ALIASES

alias -g YY='| xyank Y'
wc -l README.md YY # 99 README.md

alias -g YX='| xyank X'
echo wc -l YX README.md # 99 README.md

alias yy='xyank Y'
wc -l | yy # 99 README.md
yy wc -l README.md # wc -l README.md

alias yx='xyank X'
yx wc -l README.md # 99 README.md
```

Modes
-----
- `y|Y`: yank stdin, args to system clipboard
- `x|X`: execute stdin, args & yank output to system clipboard

Installation
------------

- clone repo
- give execution permissions
- place it in your path

```ex
# Clone the repo
git clone [email protected]:metaory/xyank.git

# Navigate to repo
cd xyank

# Give execution permissions
chmod +x xyank

# Link it somewhere in your PATH
ln -sfv xyank /usr/bin/xyank

# Use it anywhere

# Usage
xyank --help
```

TODO
====
- [ ] Makefile