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mini-copy-cli

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Install

npm install -g mini-copy-cli

Usage

# output the content of the system clipboard
mcp


# copy the content of data.in to the system clipboard
mcp 'the data'
mcp -i data.in
mcp < data.in
cat data.in | mcp
echo 'Hello world' | mcp


# write the content of system clipboard into data.out
mcp >> data.out             # use linux pipeline, redirected the content of system clipboard to data.out
mcp -o data.out             # (recommended way)
mcp -o data.out -e UTF-8    # specified the content's encoding
mcp -o data.out -f          # if the data.out is exist, overwrite it without confirmation.


# show usage
mcp --help

for wsl and windows

v1.1.0: sharing the clipboard between wsl and windows.

for vim:

" for wsl bi-directional clipboard
let s:clip = '/usr/me/bin/mcp'      " replace with your path (which mcp), same as the below.
if executable(s:clip)
    noremap "+p :exe 'norm a'.system('/usr/me/bin/mcp --force-paste')<CR>
    augroup WSLYank
        autocmd!
        autocmd TextYankPost * call system('echo '.shellescape(join(v:event.regcontents, "\<CR>")).' | '.s:clip)
    augroup end
endif

thanks for northerlywind 's answer

update 2018-12-13

v1.2.0^: sharing the clipboard between wsl and windows.

for vim:

" for wsl bi-directional clipboard
let s:clip_command = '/usr/me/bin/mcp'
if executable(s:clip_command)
  let resolved_clip_command = s:clip_command.' --silence '
  let s:resolved_clip_command = resolved_clip_command
  function CopyToSystemClipBoard()
    if v:event.regname ==# '+' || v:event.regname ==# 'e'
      call system(s:resolved_clip_command.shellescape(join(v:event.regcontents, "\<CR>")))
    elseif v:event.regname ==# ''
      let @t = @"
    endif
  endfunction

  " for paste: replace `+` to `e` (as there could not exist register `+`)
  noremap p "tp
  noremap "+ "e
  noremap <silent> "+p :exe 'norm a'.system(resolved_clip_command.' --force-paste')<CR><ESC>

  " for copy
  augroup WSLYank
    autocmd!
    autocmd TextYankPost * call CopyToSystemClipBoard()
  augroup END
endif