cb
Command line interface to manage clipboard
How to install
Pre-Compiled
you can download a pre-compiled executable, then you should copy that executable to /usr/bin
or add it to your $PATH
env. Do not forget to chmod +x cb
.
Distribution packages
Users of Arch Linux can install package from AUR:
- Precompiled release: cb-bin (Only x64 is supported)
- Build latest release: cb
- Build from master: cb-git
Build Manually
- Install rust:
curl -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
- Install packages:
xorg-dev
andbuild-essential
- Run
make && sudo make install
How to use
- Copy text:
cb -t "Text to be copied"
- Paste copied text:
cb -p
- Copy from stdin:
cat file | cb
Usage
Usage: cb [OPTIONS]
Optional arguments:
-h, --help Prints the help message
-V, --version Prints the version
-p, --paste Pastes the content of clipboard
-c, --clear Clears the content of clipboard
-s, --server Starts server as a daemon
-r, --raw Do not print newline after pasting the content
-t, --text TEXT Store TEXT into clipboard