Module: Clipboard::Linux

Extended by:
Linux
Included in:
Linux
Defined in:
lib/clipboard/linux.rb

Constant Summary collapse

CLIPBOARDS = 
%w[clipboard primary secondary].freeze
WriteCommand = 
'xclip'
ReadCommand = 
'xclip -o'
ReadOutputStream = 
false
Selection = 
proc{ |x|
  "-selection #{x}"
}.freeze

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#clear ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/clipboard/linux.rb', line 40

def clear
  copy ''
end

#copy(data) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/clipboard/linux.rb', line 44

def copy(data)
  CLIPBOARDS.each{ |which|
    Utils.popen "#{WriteCommand} #{Selection[which]}", data, ReadOutputStream
  }
  paste
end

#paste(which = nil) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/clipboard/linux.rb', line 33

def paste(which = nil)
  if !which || !CLIPBOARDS.include?(which_normalized = which.to_s.downcase)
    which_normalized = CLIPBOARDS.first
  end
  `#{ReadCommand} #{Selection[which_normalized]} 2> /dev/null`
end