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https://github.com/nwawrzyniak/qc

qc (quick-clipboard) is a lightweight CLI tool to copy the content of any text file to the clipboard.
https://github.com/nwawrzyniak/qc

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qc (quick-clipboard) is a lightweight CLI tool to copy the content of any text file to the clipboard.

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# qc (quick-clipboard)
A lightweight CLI tool written in Java which lets the user load any predefined content into the clipboard.

## Download
You can always find the [latest stable version of qc here](https://github.com/nwawrzyniak/qc/releases/latest) or [all versions, including pre-releases, here](https://github.com/nwawrzyniak/qc/releases).

## Recommended setup
### For Windows
1. Download and install the latest Java Runtime Environment from [the Java website](https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp) or [the Oracle website](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/#java8).
2. Extract ```qc-version.zip``` into any directory (e.g. ```C:/Users/yourname/UserSoftware/qc```).
3. Add the directory to your PATH.
### For Linux and macOS
1. Download and install the latest Java Runtime Environment from [the Java website](https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp) or [the Oracle website](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/#java8) or install ```openjdk-8-jre``` with your package manager.
2. Extract ```qc-version.zip``` into any directory (e.g. ```~/UserSoftware/qc```).
3. Add the directory to your PATH.
4. If your OS does not automatically call ```qc.sh``` when typing ```qc```, you may want to rename ```qc.sh``` to ```qc```.

## Usage
1. Place a text file containing a string to load (a "secret") inside ```~/.qc/secrets``` (you can open this directory with ```qc browse```).
2. Use ```qc [fileName]``` to load it.
3. Use ```qc help``` for a list of all commands.