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I see here:
http://www.pgrs.net/2008/1/11/command-line-clipboard-access
that there's a way in linux and osx to copy to the clipboard from the command line. So I ran my cygwin setup.exe, but couldn't find the xsel package. I'm guessing maybe this package hasn't been ported to windows? Looks like there's a tool to do it in windows:
http://www.labnol.org/software/tutorials/copy-dos-command-line-output-clipboard-clip-exe/2506/
I guess I'll try that - but in the mean I figured I'd ask if anyone has found a good solution.
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So, the solution is very simple: Click on Cygwin Window Bar -> Options -> Mouse -> Click actions -> Select Paste radio button. Click Apply + Save and close the window. You are Done now, Test & Check!
Now you can select text using your mouse or the keyboard (hold down the Shift key and use the left or right arrows to select words). Press CTRL + C to copy it, and press CTRL + V to paste it in the window. You can also easily paste text you've copied from another program into the command prompt using the same shortcut.
Cygwin comes with special device file called /dev/clipboard:
echo foobar > /dev/clipboard # Puts "foobar\n" on the clipboard cat /dev/clipboard # Pastes clipboard to stdout If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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