Don't touch my clipboard

Re:Don't touch my clipboard by majewsky on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @09:56AM (#22356466)

> :r! cat <paste> <ctrl>-D

Alternatively, call a utility that can read the clipboard directly. For Xorg:

  :r! xsel -b

For Wayland:

  :r! wl-paste

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Re:Don't touch my clipboard by dredmorbius on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @10:11AM (#22356572)

That depends on whether or not the clipboard is directly accessible or not. When invoking an editor remotely via SSH, for example, it's not. Though there's often the ability to past into the controlling terminal locally.

I do this frequently on Android via Termux, ssh'ing to remote hosts.

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