[PLUG] cat-like command

wcooley at nakedape.cc wcooley at nakedape.cc
Sun Dec 20 03:40:53 UTC 2009


> Is there a command something like cat that will copy a
> file into the copy/paste buffer, so I can paste the contents
> somewhere after running the command?

There is xclip:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/xclip/

I use it sometimes but it does not always seem to work quite right. Or at
least, the X clipboard/cut buffer standards are enough of a mess that I do
not always understand why it does what it does.

> Also I'd like to find someone willing to give me an account
> on a big-endian machine.  I'm willing to give that person
> investments in Ebenezer Enterprises in exchange.

A few months ago I cleaned out my basement and sent a whole pile of Sun
Ultra 5s to Free Geek. You might check with them or on eBay; you should be
able to pick up an old POS like that for $20 or so.

Wil




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