https://github.com/b1tg/pickup

Copy files to clipboard from command line (Windows/OSX/Linux)
https://github.com/b1tg/pickup

command-line-tool rust-lang windows

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Copy files to clipboard from command line (Windows/OSX/Linux)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/b1tg/pickup
• Owner: b1tg
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-02-08T16:25:47.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-03-09T05:04:30.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-03T03:37:58.106Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: command-line-tool, rust-lang, windows
• Language: Rust
• Homepage:
• Size: 6.17 MB
• Stars: 18
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Pickup

[中文文档](./README_CN.md)

Copy files to clipboard from command line, expecting to achieve the same effect as right-click copy. Now support Windows, OSX and Linux.

# How to use

## Build

Step 0: [install rust](https://rustup.rs/)

Step 1: clone & build 

```sh

git clone https://github.com/b1tg/pickup.git

cd pickup

cargo build --release

# you can find pickup or pickup.exe in ./target/release/

```

Step 2 (optional): add  `pickup`  to you PATH

Step 3 (only for linux): install xclip

## Usage

```

Usage: pickup [file patterns]

Exameple: 

    # copy single file

    pickup Cargo.toml

    

    # copy all pdf file in target subdirectories (need double quotation)

    pickup "docs/**/*.pdf"

    # copy folder

    pickup src

```

## Demo

### On Windows:

![demo on windows](./images/pickup-demo-win.gif)

### On OSX:

![demo on osx](./images/pickup-demo-osx.gif)

# References

- https://stackoverflow.com/q/25708895

- https://github.com/roryyorke/picellif

- https://github.com/yujinqiu/pbadd