Copy terminal output to Mac clipboard?

Question

I need to directly copy the terminal stdout to the clipboard on Mac. How would I do this?

Example:

echo sometext | copy_to_clipboard

or

echo sometext > /private/clipboard.txt

I am interested to know if it is possible to do this when ssh'ed to another box as well superuser.com/questions/405491/… — cwd, Mar 28, 2012 at 16:24

roguesys · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-09 18:17:44Z

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Use pbcopy:

echo foo | pbcopy

Also see man pbcopy for info on it and pbpaste.

answered Mar 9, 2012 at 18:17

roguesys

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Or for a file, e.g. rsa key use pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
– Max MacLeod
Dec 1, 2018 at 16:16
But what if you SSH into some say Linux box and pbcopy is a local utility on the Mac?
– DroidIn.net
Jun 3, 2022 at 18:10

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