#!/bin/sh
set -eu
usage() {
cat <<-'EOF'
Usage:
copy [-n]
copy -h
EOF
}
help() {
cat <<-'EOF'
Options:
-n remove newlines
-h, --help show this message
Copy data from STDIN to the X11 clipboard.
Examples:
Copy numbers to clipboard:
$ seq 10 | copy
Copy string without newline:
$ echo 'with automatic newline' | copy -n
EOF
}
for flag in "$@"; do
case "$flag" in
(--)
break
;;
(--help)
usage
help
exit
;;
(*)
;;
esac
done
TRIM=false
while getopts 'nh' flag; do
case "$flag" in
(n)
TRIM=true
;;
(h)
usage
help
exit
;;
(*)
usage >&2
exit 2
;;
esac
done
shift $((OPTIND - 1))
if [ "$TRIM" = true ]; then
cat - | tr -d '\n' | xclip -sel clip
else
cat - | xclip -sel clip
fi