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pbpaste: Write the contents of the clipboard to a file.

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$ pbpaste > ${filename}

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This command is used to copy the contents of the clipboard and save it into a file. Here's a breakdown of the command:

pbpaste: This is a command used on macOS systems to retrieve the contents of the clipboard and display it in the command-line interface.
>: This is a special symbol called a redirection operator, used to redirect the output of a command to a file instead of displaying it in the terminal.
${filename}: This is a placeholder for the actual name or path of the file where you want to save the clipboard contents. You need to replace ${filename} with the desired filename or path.

To use this command, you'll need to run it in your terminal with the appropriate filename specified. For example, if you want to save the clipboard contents to a file named "clipboard.txt", you would run:

pbpaste > clipboard.txt

After running the command, the contents of the clipboard will be saved in the specified file.

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.

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