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+cite 'about-alias'
+about-alias 'pbcopy and pbpaste shortcuts to linux'
+
+case $OSTYPE in
+  linux*)
+    XCLIP=$(command -v xclip)
+    [[ $XCLIP ]] && alias pbcopy="$XCLIP -selection clipboard" && alias pbpaste="$XCLIP -selection clipboard -o"
+    ;;   
+  darwin*)
+    ;;   
+esac
+
+# to use it just install xclip on your distribution and it would work like:
+# $ echo "hello" | pbcopy
+# $ pbpaste
+# hello
+
+# very useful for things like:
+# cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | pbcopy
+# have fun!