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#!/bin/bash | |
# clipboard-files - Copy files from the clipboard in a Linux terminal. | |
# | |
# Read more: https://replace.org.ua/topic/12326/ | |
# | |
# By dot as know as pt | |
# | |
# Clipboard interfacing code inspired from: | |
# https://github.com/larspontoppidan/clipboard-files | |
# https://redd.it/hs9kv1 | |
# | |
SCRIPT_REV=2019-10-14 | |
# Is this script being sourced? | |
if [[ -z $BASH_SOURCE ]] || [[ $(basename ${0#-}) != ${BASH_SOURCE##*/} ]]; then | |
# Being sourced | |
sourced=true | |
EXIT=return | |
else | |
# Running directly | |
sourced=false | |
EXIT=exit | |
fi | |
if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then | |
syntax_error | |
$EXIT | |
fi | |
xclip -version 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null | |
result=$? | |
if [ $result != 0 ]; then | |
echo "xclip doesn't seem to be installed, exiting" | |
$EXIT | |
fi | |
clipboard="" | |
count=0 | |
for one_arg in "$@" | |
do | |
if [[ ${one_arg} == -* ]]; then | |
syntax_error | |
$EXIT | |
fi | |
filename=$(realpath "${one_arg}") | |
if [ -e "${filename}" ]; then | |
clipboard="${clipboard}\nfile://${filename}" | |
count=$((count+1)) | |
else | |
echo "File doesn't exist or error: ${filename}" | |
fi | |
done | |
if [ $count -ge 1 ]; then | |
echo -en "${clipboard}" | xclip -i -selection clipboard -t text/uri-list | |
result=$? | |
if [ $result != 0 ]; then | |
echo "Error copying to clipboard" | |
else | |
echo "${count} item(s) copied to clipboard" | |
fi | |
fi |
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