NAME

App::ClipboardUtils::Manual::HowTo::ClipaddCookbook - Cookbook for clipadd

VERSION

This document describes version 0.014 of App::ClipboardUtils::Manual::HowTo::ClipaddCookbook (from Perl distribution App-ClipboardUtils), released on 2025-10-16.

DESCRIPTION

clipadd lets you add items to the clipboard. It is clipboard-manager-agnostic, supporting backends like xclip and Klipper. It also has some convenient features which will be demonstrated in this document.

RECIPES

Adding ouput from command-line, one line at a time

% clipadd -c COMMAND
% clipadd -c COMMAND -t ; # to see the output on stdout as well

This is convenient because it lets you feed input to a command interactively and immediately get the output as clipboard content.

For example, using with safer:

% clipadd -c safer -t
Foo Bar, Inc.
foo-bar-inc

I can paste company names and get a slug name to use in file manager to create directory, etc.

Adding entries from a text file

% clipadd --split-by '\n---\n' < FILENAME

For example, adding FAQ entries from a file with this text file:

Question 1
Answer 1
---
Question 2
Answer 2
---
Question 3
Answer 3

then you can setup keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl-Alt-Up and Ctrl-Alt-Down in Klipper to quickly access those FAQ entries to provide quick answers in chats.

Adding text fragments from a text file as clipboard contents

% clipadd --fragments < FILENAME

This is a variation from the previous recipe. Using fragments allows you to only add certain entries and in custom order. Example content of text file:

FAQS
====

Question 1
# BEGIN clipadd id=2
Answer 1
# END clipadd id=2

Question 2
# BEGIN clipadd id=1
Answer 2
# END clipadd id=1

Question 3
# BEGIN clipadd id=3
Answer 3
# END clipadd id=3

Question 4
Answer 4

HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/App-ClipboardUtils.

SOURCE

Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-ClipboardUtils.

SEE ALSO

clipadd (a.k.a. add-clipboard-content, a.k.a. ca).

AUTHOR

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

CONTRIBUTING

To contribute, you can send patches by email/via RT, or send pull requests on GitHub.

Most of the time, you don't need to build the distribution yourself. You can simply modify the code, then test via:

% prove -l

If you want to build the distribution (e.g. to try to install it locally on your system), you can install Dist::Zilla, Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, Pod::Weaver::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, and sometimes one or two other Dist::Zilla- and/or Pod::Weaver plugins. Any additional steps required beyond that are considered a bug and can be reported to me.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2025 by perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App-ClipboardUtils

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.

cpanm App::ClipboardUtils

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install App::ClipboardUtils