Copy to Clipboard Skill

Copy text content to the user's system clipboard.

Platform Detection

Detect the platform and use the appropriate command:

• macOS: pbcopy
• Linux: xclip -selection clipboard (or xsel --clipboard)

Usage

For multi-line content, use a heredoc with the appropriate clipboard command:

macOS:

cat <<'EOF' | pbcopy
Your content here
Multiple lines supported
EOF

Linux:

cat <<'EOF' | xclip -selection clipboard
Your content here
Multiple lines supported
EOF

Cross-Platform Detection

Check the OS before copying:

if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
  # macOS
  cat <<'EOF' | pbcopy
content
EOF
elif command -v xclip &> /dev/null; then
  # Linux with xclip
  cat <<'EOF' | xclip -selection clipboard
content
EOF
else
  echo "No clipboard utility found"
fi

Important Notes

• Always confirm to the user that content was copied
• For large content, consider showing a preview before copying
• On Linux, xclip may need to be installed (apt install xclip)