xclip:tldr:b8201

The command "xclip -i" is used to read data from the standard input and copy it to the clipboard in X11 systems.

Here's what each part of the command does:

• "xclip" is the name of the command/utility that is being executed.
• "-i" is an option or flag specifying that the command should read data from the standard input and copy it to the clipboard.

In practical terms, if you have some data in your command line or from a file, you can pipe or redirect it to the "xclip -i" command to copy that data to your clipboard. For example, you can use the following command to copy the content of a file named "example.txt" to your clipboard:

cat example.txt | xclip -i

After executing this command, you can paste the content of "example.txt" wherever you want using the standard paste shortcut (usually Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert).