# xclip on Ubuntu * refference:[How to Copy Any Text To Clipboard From Terminal In Ubuntu?](http://sandipbgt.com/2015/10/22/copy-text-to-clipboard-from-terminal-in-ubuntu/) ## Introduce the xclip * xclip is a tool on Ubuntu ## Installing xclip ```linux $sudo apt-get install xclip ``` ## Using xclip ### Coppy the command output * To copy the output of a command into the clipboard, pipe the command into xclip as below: > [color=#d82b8d]"pipe" the "|" symbol on a computer keyboard * Long version ```linux $ls -la | xclip -selection clipboard ``` * Short version ```linux $ls -la | xclip -sel clip ``` * This puts the output of ls -la command into the clipboard, and you can now paste the output into any other program (eg. a text editor) with Ctrl + V outside terminal and Ctrl + Shift + V inside terminal. --- ### Copy the contents of a file * To copy the contents of a file (eg. /etc/apt/sources.list) into the clipboard: * Long version ```linux $ xclip -selection clipboard -in /etc/apt/sources.list ``` * Short version ```linux $xclip -sel clip -i /etc/apt/sources.list ``` --- ### Print the contents of the clipboard * Long version ```linux $xclip -selection clipboard -out ``` * Short version ```linux $xclip -sel clip -o ``` --- ### Save the contents of the clipboard to a file * Long version ```linux $xclip -selection clipboard -out > ~/myfile.txt ``` * Short version ```linux $xclip -sel clip -o > ~/myfile.txt ```