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yank

Read stdin and select a field to copy to the clipboard

Productivity linuxmacos C MIT

Description

yank reads input from stdin and displays a selection interface that allows a field to be selected and copied to the clipboard. It is useful for extracting specific pieces of information from command output.

AI Summary

Interactive field selector that copies selected stdin content to clipboard

Capabilities

  • + Read input from stdin
  • + Select fields interactively
  • + Copy selected content to clipboard

Use When

  • When extracting specific fields from command output
  • When copying selected content to clipboard

Avoid When

  • x When you need to copy entire command output

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