Alternatives to XSel
XSel is a command-line tool for reading and setting X11 selections and clipboard contents. Notes say what changes if you switch.
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XSel
XSel is a command-line tool for reading and setting X11 selections and clipboard contents.
4 alternatives
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xclip
A command-line utility for copying data to and reading selections from an X11 clipboard.
xclip also reads and writes X11 clipboard selections from the command line, with a similar workflow for Linux users and scripts.
yank
A command-line utility for selecting fields from terminal output and copying them to a clipboard.
win32yank
A small command-line tool for reading and setting the Windows clipboard from scripts and pipes.
wl-clipboard
Command-line utilities for copying and pasting through the Wayland clipboard.
