bash-it/aliases/available/clipboard.aliases.bash

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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"
;;
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!