A simple command-line Python script that copies the contents of a text file to the clipboard. Works with Linux X11 environments and uses tkinter to interface with the clipboard.

• Copy the contents of a file to the clipboard.
• Trim whitespace before copying (optional).
• Print the file contents to stdout (optional).
• Verbose output for debugging (optional).
• Supports running the script with a simple copyfile command after setup.

• Python 3.x
• X11 (for clipboard access)
• Tkinter (for clipboard management with X11)

git clone https://github.com/JPDeerenberg/copyfile
cd copyfile

chmod +x copyfile.py

mv copyfile.py copyfile

To run the copyfile command from anywhere, you need to add it to your system's PATH.

sudo mv copyfile /usr/local/bin/

Add this line to your shell config (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, etc.):

export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/your/script/directory

Then source the file:

source ~/.bashrc  # or source ~/.zshrc

Once installed, you can use the script from the command line.

copyfile filename.txt

Copies the contents of filename.txt to the clipboard.

• --trim: Trim whitespace before copying.
• --print: Print file contents to stdout.
• -v, --verbose: Show verbose output during copying.

Example:

copyfile filename.txt --trim --verbose

• The script checks for missing or unreadable files.
• It ensures you're running in an X11 environment with the DISPLAY variable set.

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.