#clipboard #command-line-tool #file-copy #file-content #cli #rust

app rsclip

CLI utility to copy the contents of a file to the clipboard written in Rust

3 unstable releases

0.2.1 Jan 31, 2024
0.2.0 Jan 31, 2024
0.1.0 Dec 8, 2023

#1642 in Command line utilities

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MIT license

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rsclip

CLI utility to copy the contents of a file to the clipboard written in Rust. Inspired in xclip. Supports X11.

Installation

Cargo

cargo install rclip

Usage

Copy from pipe

Copy the contents of a pipe to the clipboard.

$ echo "Hello world" | rsclip
$ rsclip
Hello world

Paste

Paste the contents of a file to the clipboard.

$ rclip
Clipboard content
$ rclip -p
Clipboard content
$ rclip --paste
Clipboard content

Copy

Copy the contents of a file to the clipboard.

$ rclip <file>
$ rclip -c <file>
$ rclip --copy <file>

todo

  • Copy from pipe
  • Config files to change default behavior
  • Add clipboard history
  • Add colorful output
  • Add clear flag
  • Test
  • Sanitize clipboard contect
  • Migrate to clap for argument management

Dependencies

~76–325KB