clip

Clipboard copy and paste.

Synopsis

tofu clip [text]        # Copy text to clipboard
tofu clip -p            # Paste from clipboard

Description

Copy to or paste from the system clipboard. Works cross-platform on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Flags

Flag	Short	Description	Default
--paste	-p	Paste from clipboard to stdout	false

Examples

Copy text to clipboard:

tofu clip "Hello, World!"

Copy from stdin:

echo "Hello" | tofu clip

Copy file contents:

tofu clip < file.txt

Paste from clipboard:

tofu clip -p

Paste to file:

tofu clip -p > output.txt

Pipe clipboard contents:

tofu clip -p | grep "pattern"

Notes

• When copying, if arguments are provided they are joined with spaces
• When no arguments are provided, reads from standard input
• Clipboard operations work with the system clipboard (same as Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V)
• On Linux, may require xclip or xsel to be installed