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clip: Copy the contents of a file to the Windows clipboard.
$ clip < ${path\to\file-ext}
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The command "clip < ${path\to\file-ext}" is a Unix command that redirects the contents of a file into the clipboard.
Here is an explanation of each part of the command:
- "clip" is the command that interacts with the clipboard, allowing you to copy contents into it.
- "<" is a redirection symbol that tells the command shell to take the input from a file instead of the standard input (keyboard).
- "${path\to\file-ext}" is a placeholder for the actual path to the file you want to copy. It's written in a format that uses backslashes to escape special characters like spaces or other symbols that have a special meaning in Unix command lines.
By substituting "${path\to\file-ext}" with the actual file path and extension (e.g., "/home/user/Documents/example.txt"), the command will read the contents of that file and copy it into the clipboard.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.