GitHub - nahco314/cb: The simplest CLI clipboard tool

1 min read Original article ↗

cb

cb is a lightweight, no-frills command-line tool designed to interact with your system clipboard. It provides an incredibly simple interface—just one command—to copy, paste, and redirect clipboard data without any extra noise.

Features

  • Ultra-Simple: One command does it all.
  • Intuitive I/O: Use shell redirection for file operations.
  • No Dependencies: Minimal setup with zero configuration.
  • Cross-Platform: Works on your favorite OS/shell.

Usage

# paste to stdout
cb

# paste to output.txt
cb > output.txt

# copy from input.txt
cb < input.txt

# copy output of "ls"
ls | cb

# show size of clipboard content
cb size

And, that's it!

Install

Install cb using the latest installer.

# On macOS and Linux.
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/nahco314/cb/releases/latest/download/cb-installer.sh | sh
# On Windows.
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://github.com/nahco314/cb/releases/latest/download/cb-installer.ps1 | iex"

Or, use cargo to install cb.

cargo install cb --git https://github.com/nahco314/cb

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.