Re: [PLUG] cat-like command

2010-01-31 Thread Bill Barry
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Brian Wood wrote: > On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Brian Wood > >> Also returning to the question about copy/paste, someone >> suggested xclip.  I downloaded it and built it, but so far am >> not getting it to do what I want.  I've tried: >> >> > I got it now --

Re: [PLUG] cat-like command

2009-12-20 Thread Brian Wood
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Brian Wood > Also returning to the question about copy/paste, someone > suggested xclip. I downloaded it and built it, but so far am > not getting it to do what I want. I've tried: > > I got it now -- cat file | xclip -sel clip Shalom, Brian Wood Ebenezer Ente

Re: [PLUG] cat-like command

2009-12-20 Thread Brian Wood
>On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Brian Wood wrote: > >> >> Also I'd like to find someone willing to give me an account >> on a big-endian machine. I'm willing to give that person >> investments in Ebenezer Enterprises in exchange. >> >> TIA. >> >> -- >> Brian Wood >> > > > Any reason you don't w

Re: [PLUG] cat-like command

2009-12-19 Thread wes
On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Brian Wood wrote: > > Also I'd like to find someone willing to give me an account > on a big-endian machine. I'm willing to give that person > investments in Ebenezer Enterprises in exchange. > > TIA. > > -- > Brian Wood > Any reason you don't want to run a vir

Re: [PLUG] PLUG cat-like command

2009-12-19 Thread Jeff_W
Brian Wood wrote... > Is there a command something like cat that will copy a > file into the copy/paste buffer, so I can paste the contents > somewhere after running the command? tee(1) is kinda like what you've described: ex. # fortune | tee /tmp/fortune_catcher.txt > Also I'd like to find so

Re: [PLUG] cat-like command

2009-12-19 Thread Fred James
Brian Wood wrote: > Is there a command something like cat that will copy a > file into the copy/paste buffer, so I can paste the contents > somewhere after running the command? > > Also I'd like to find someone willing to give me an account > on a big-endian machine. I'm willing to give that perso

Re: [PLUG] cat-like command

2009-12-19 Thread Mike Connors
Brian Wood wrote: > Is there a command something like cat that will copy a > file into the copy/paste buffer, so I can paste the contents > somewhere after running the command? I would just use GNU/Screen for this. Copy and Paste To switch to copy mode, use: ctrl+a [: Enables copy mode. Now you ca

Re: [PLUG] cat-like command

2009-12-19 Thread wcooley
> Is there a command something like cat that will copy a > file into the copy/paste buffer, so I can paste the contents > somewhere after running the command? There is xclip: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xclip/ I use it sometimes but it does not always seem to work quite right. Or at least, t

[PLUG] cat-like command

2009-12-19 Thread Brian Wood
Is there a command something like cat that will copy a file into the copy/paste buffer, so I can paste the contents somewhere after running the command? Also I'd like to find someone willing to give me an account on a big-endian machine. I'm willing to give that person investments in Ebenezer Ent