xclip is a command line utility that is designed to run on any system with an X11 implementation. It provides an interface to X selections ("the clipboard") from the command line. It can read data from standard in or a file and place it in an X selection for pasting into other X applications. xclip can also print an X selection to standard out, which can then be redirected to a file or another program.

FEATURES

* Reads data piped to standard in or files given as arguments * Prints contents of selection to standard out * Accesses the XA_PRIMARY, XA_SECONDARY or XA_CLIPBOARD selection * Supports the INCR mechanism for large transfers * Connects to the X display in $DISPLAY, or specified with -display host:0 * Waits for selection requests in the background