How To Copy Command Output To Linux Clipboard Directly

There are a few ways you can copy the output of a command to the Linux clipboard directly:

1. Use the "xclip" command:

The "xclip" command is a utility that allows you to copy and paste text to and from the clipboard. To copy the output of a command to the clipboard, you can use the following syntax:

command | xclip -selection clipboard

For example, to copy the output of the "ls" command to the clipboard, you can use the following command:

ls | xclip -selection clipboard

2. Use the "pbcopy" command (on systems with the "bash-completion" package installed):

The "pbcopy" command is a utility that is included in the "bash-completion" package and allows you to copy text to the clipboard. To copy the output of a command to the clipboard, you can use the following syntax:

command | pbcopy

For example, to copy the output of the "ls" command to the clipboard, you can use the following command:

ls | pbcopy

3. Use the "xsel" command:

The "xsel" command is a utility that allows you to copy and paste text to and from the clipboard. To copy the output of a command to the clipboard, you can use the following syntax:

command | xsel --clipboard

For example, to copy the output of the "ls" command to the clipboard, you can use the following command:

ls | xsel --clipboard

Keep in mind that these methods may not work on all systems, as they depend on the availability of the specific utilities and their compatibility with the system's clipboard.