Lib.rs

clipboardstealer [--debug] [--debugfile ] [--append-ndjson <APPEND_NDJSON>] [--load-ndjson <LOAD_NDJSON> | ...]

Overview:

• is a clipboard manager
• runs in a terminal window,
• captures the X11 clipboards named: primary, secondary and clipboard
• works also with xwayland (tested on debian 13)
• allows selection of all three of them
• enforces the user choice (on shortcut s)
• allows editing of entries

Installation:

• apt-get install libxcb1-dev # needed

• cargo install clipboardstealer

• this crate is not intended to be used as a library

Keys:

orientation: Cursor Up, Cursor Down, PgUp, PgDown, Home, End orientation: Cursor Left, Cursor Right (not implemented yet)

/ (push), r (pop) ... stacked regex search

(h)elp ... this screen (v)iew ... shows the selected entry (e)dit ... edit the selected entry

(s)elect ... selects the chosen entry and enforces it for the specific primary, secondary or clipboard clipboards (fF)lip ... the layout (w)rap ... wraps the lines

Esc ... discard status messages Esc ... stop regex editing

(q)uit ... exits a screen e(x)it ... exits the program Ctrl-C ... exits the program

Copyright : Frank Schwidom 2025 - 2026 This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache-2.0 license.