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xclip: Paste the contents of the system clipboard to the console.
$ xclip -o -sel clip
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The command xclip -o -sel clip is used to retrieve the content of the system clipboard and print it to the standard output. Here's an explanation of the different parts:

  • xclip is the command-line interface to the X server clipboard. It allows you to interact with the clipboard functionality on a Linux/Unix system.
  • -o is a flag that tells xclip to perform the operation of retrieving (outputting) the clipboard content.
  • -sel clip specifies the selection to retrieve. In this case, it refers to the "clipboard" selection, which is a common selection used for copying and pasting text and data.

So, when you execute the command xclip -o -sel clip, it will retrieve the content of the clipboard and print it to the screen or terminal.

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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