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Copying the contents of a file to the clipboard in Nautilus

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– August 31, 2011Posted in: Submitted

Hi – my name is Matthew, and I am a copy-and-paste addict. I have no idea how I would use a PC without a clipboard, and when I was on Windows Clipmate was one of my favorite utilities. I have tried over the years to find open source alternatives, but nothing has come close.

One script that I did come across recently allows you to copy the contents of files selected in the Nautilus Gnome file browser to the clipboard. This is great for copying things like code snippets and customized email signatures for those applications that don’t natively offer that functionality.

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By: Matthew Casperson

Tags: clipboard, Gnome, script

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