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Filter/Modify contents of the macOS pasteboard using arbitrary commands
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| function pbmunge { | |
| if [[ "$1" ]] && echo "$1" | grep -q -e '^-h$' -e '^--help$' | |
| then | |
| echo 'Usage: pbmunge utility [util-arg ...]' | |
| echo '' | |
| echo "Filter (or munge) contents of the macOS pasteboard using \`utility'" | |
| echo " \`utility' will be invoked with any supplied util-arg(s)" | |
| echo '' | |
| echo 'Example: increase the quote level of a plain text email' | |
| echo "\$ pbmunge sed -e 's/^/> /g'" | |
| return 0 | |
| fi | |
| if [[ $# -eq 0 ]] | |
| then | |
| echo 'pbmunge: error! expected at least one argument' 1>&2 | |
| return 1 | |
| fi | |
| pbpaste | "$@" | pbcopy | |
| } |
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