QUESTION : How can I access the clipboard contents when it is in an unusual format that most programs won’t […]
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Prevent vim from clearing the clipboard on exit
Problem : If I copy text into the xterm clipboard from vim, it is cleared when I exit vim. How […]
Copy/paste stops working in gnome-terminal over VNC session
Problem : I have been clumsily working around a strange clipboard issue on a Linux system over VNC. I recently […]
How to merge the different copy and paste clipboards to one on linux systems?
Problem : Linux systems provide several different buffers where programs save the clipboard information. It is sometimes confusing, how the […]
How can I prevent shift-delete from cutting in Windows?
QUESTION : I want to prevent Shift-delete from putting the selected stuff to the buffer – it overwrites what I […]
Why can’t I share the clipboard using TightVNC server on Windows from Mac’s screen sharing?
QUESTION : I have the TightVNC server running on Windows 7 Home Edition and I’m using Screen Sharing on Mac […]
Transfer rich text, image clipboard between Windows guest and Linux host?
Problem : This question is similar to Transfer image clipboard between host and VirtualBox guest? However, I want to know […]
Is the linux clipboard a file?
Problem : We all know the saying: in linux, everything is a file. My question is: how is the clipboard […]
How to make Windows Snipping Tool always save image instead of putting it in clipboard
QUESTION : I take many screenshots on my Windows 10 laptop. I sometimes use Windows Snipping Tool (WinShiftS which opens […]
Manipulate system clipboard via bash script
Problem : Is it possible to have a bash script put some text in the system clipboard? (I use Ubuntu […]