μclip is a simple, cli-based clipboard that operates on stdin and stdout. Its primary purpose is to provide a simple clipboard that can interface between tmux, vim, and system clipboards.
Compile the uclip source file into a binary using your chosen C compiler. A few examples:
$ gcc -Wall -Wextra uclip.c -o uclip && \
ln -s uclip /path/to/local/bin
# or:
$ clang -Wall -Wextra uclip.c -o uclip && \
ln -s uclip /path/to/local/bin# Write content to clipboard:
$ echo "Hello World" | uclip -i
# Print contents to stdout:
$ uclip -o
# Read file contents, but do not print any errors if they occur:
$ uclip -q -i < README.mdFor vim, you can yank and paste to uclip using ex commands:
# Copy entire register
:%w !uclip -i
# Or visual selection:
:'<,'>w !uclip -i
# To paste contents at line N:
:Nr !uclip -o
# To overwrite selection with clipboard contents:
:'<,'>!uclip -o
(Note: for nvim only) Alternatively, you can replace the system registers by adding the following to your vimrc:
let g:clipboard = {
'name': 'uclip',
'copy': {
'+': ['uclip', '-i'],
'*': ['uclip', '-i'],
},
'paste': {
'+': ['uclip', '-o'],
'*': ['uclip', '-o'],
},
'cache_enabled': 1,
}
For vi keybinds, add the following to your tmux.conf:
bind -Tcopy-mode-vi y send -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'uclip -i'
bind -Tcopy-mode-vi C-j send -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'uclip -i'
bind -Tcopy-mode-vi Enter send -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'uclip -i'
bind -Tcopy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane send -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'uclip -i'
set-option -s set-clipboard offor for emacs keybinds, add the following:
bind -Tcopy-mode C-w send -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'uclip -i'
bind -Tcopy-mode M-w send -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'uclip -i'
bind -Tcopy-mode MouseDragEnd1Pane send -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'uclip -i'Note: this only works for tmux 2.4+. For earlier versions, see the official documentation
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