How do I copy a file to the clipboard in the terminal (linux) [closed]

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I would like to copy a file to the clipboard with the terminal, like when right clicking a file and selecting "copy" in the gui. Someting like "cp test.txt" (without a destination) so whenever I want, I could right click and paste the file (or files) in the gui. Thank you

1. No file in clipboard
2. What I am trying to do: (copy a file to the clipboard with the terminal). Exactly like right clicking a file and selecting copy. (test.txt already on desktop)
3. Now the file is in the clipboard and I can paste it anywhere
4. File is pasted

回答1:

What you want to achieve isn't impossible, but looks like there isn't any universal solution. The only thing I managed to find was this question: Copy file from commandline, paste into Gnome window or vice-versa.

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When you want to copy and move files via the X clipboard in CLI use xclip-copyfile and xclip-pastefile.

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Additionally:

cat ~/foo.c | xclip -i -selection clipboard

This will copy the contents of file ~/foo.c into CLIPBOARD (without -selection clipboard it will copy into PRIMARY).

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Tools will be different on other systems (e.g. on Windows will be copy) or if you aren't using X server.

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