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On 11/22/2018 10:02 AM, Andrew Savchenko wrote: |
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> On Thu, 22 Nov 2018 09:35:42 -0700 thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote: |
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>> I have a simple text file (with few lines in it) and using XFCE. |
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>> How do I copy text from that file to "clipboard" so that user can past |
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>> it with "ctrl-v" |
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>> I would like to that text to be in a clipboard after XFCE started. |
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> Use x11-misc/xclip: |
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> xclip -in filename_with_paste |
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> Add this script to you XFCE autostart. This can be done either by: |
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> 1) GUI: Settings -> Session and Startup -> Application Autostart |
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> https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/preferences#application_autostart |
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> 2) Custom run hook: |
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> Edit ~/.config/xfce4/xinitrc properly (call xclip, then |
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> default xfce4 xinitrc) |
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> https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/267238 |
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> Best regards, |
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> Andrew Savchenko |
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Hmm... I tried it from the command line and restarting the XFCE; nothing |
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in the clipboard, empty. Nothing to paste. |
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xclip -in test.txt |
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Thelma |
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