xclip For Linux

xclip is a command-line interface (CLI) to the X11 clipboard.

It can also be used for copying files, as an alternative to sftp/scp, thus avoiding password prompts when X11 forwarding has already been setup.

Usage: ./xclip [OPTION] [FILE]... Access an X server selection for reading or writing.

-i, -in          read text into X selection from standard input or files                    (default)   -o, -out         prints the selection to standard out (generally for                    piping to a file or program)   -l, -loops       number of selection requests to wait for before exiting   -d, -display     X display to connect to (eg localhost:0")   -h, -help        usage information       -selection   selection to access ("primary", "secondary", "clipboard" or "buffer-cut")       -noutf8      don't treat text as utf-8, use old unicode       -version     version information       -silent      errors only, run in background (default)       -quiet       run in foreground, show what's happening       -verbose     running commentary