https://github.com/tikrack/tikcopy
Rust clipboard for linux
https://github.com/tikrack/tikcopy
clipboard copy linux rust
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Rust clipboard for linux
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tikrack/tikcopy
- Owner: tikrack
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-07-10T13:40:34.000Z (11 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-07-10T15:45:23.000Z (11 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-07-10T17:50:44.722Z (11 months ago)
- Topics: clipboard, copy, linux, rust
- Language: Rust
- Homepage:
- Size: 12.7 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
TikCopy
A simple yet powerful clipboard history manager for Linux (CLI version)
Store, view, and reuse your clipboard entries — like Windows + V but in your terminal.
---
## 🚀 Features
- 🔁 Keep history of your clipboard (up to 50 items)
- 🧠 Reuse any past entry with a simple command
- 📋 Add directly from clipboard or via stdin
- 🧼 Clean and readable CLI with colored output
- 🐧 Linux first — fast, native, and Rust-powered!
---
## 📦 Installation
### ✅ Via Cargo (Recommended)
```bash
cargo install --git https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/tikcopy
```
Or if you have the code locally:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/tikcopy
cd tikcopy
cargo install --path .
```
---
## 📁 Manual (Release Binary)
```bash
cargo build --release
sudo cp target/release/tikcopy /usr/local/bin/
```
---
## ⚙ Usage
```bash
tikcopy add # Add current clipboard content to history
echo "Hello" | tikcopy add # Add piped content to history
tikcopy list # List all stored clipboard entries
tikcopy use 2 # Use 2nd item in clipboard
tikcopy delete 1 # Delete 1st item from history
```
📂 History is stored in:
`~/.local/share/tikcopy_history.json`
---
## 📸 Screenshot
```bash
$ tikcopy list
1: Hello world!
2: copied text
3: some other clipboard item
```
---
## 🤝 Contributions
Feel free to open issues, PRs, or share ideas.
If you like the project, consider starring ⭐️ it to support!
---
## 🪪 License
MIT License © 2025 [Tikrack](https://github.com/tikrack)