this command line enables you to copy the standard input from terminal window to your clipboard enabling you to paste it to other applications.

pbcopy on a mac enables you to copy the standard input from terminal window to your clipboard enabling you to paste it to other applications.

You can replicate pbcopy on ubuntu by utilising a similar tool called xclip which does exactly the same. However its syntax is a little too verbose and I prefer to use OS X pbcopy command.

how to configure pbcopy on ubuntu

If you haven’t previously installed xclip simply run the following command in your terminal window:

sudo apt-get install xclip -y

Edit your BASH settings file using your favorite text editor.

nano ~/.bashrc

Then create an alias for pbcopy and pbpaste:

alias pbcopy=’xclip -selection clipboard’

alias pbpaste=’xclip -selection clipboard -o’

Close and save the file then just refresh your bash to import your new settings

source ~/.bashrc

Usage

pbcopy < /etc/resolv.conf