Re: Copy variable to system clipboard (as simpleclip)

[Tim Johnson]

* Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> [170807 17:01]:
> * Emanuel Berg <moasen@zoho.com> [170807 16:36]:
> > Tim Johnson wrote:
> > 
> > > I use simpleclip routinely so that I can copy
> > > and paste from the system clipboard without
> > > affecting the emacs kill ring. However,
> > > I could use a function that would copy any
> > > string variable (such as output from
> > > buffer-file-name) to the system clipboard.
> > >
> > > Is such function available?
> > 
> > Yes, use xsel(1x) as I did here - one of the
> > first things I wrote in Elisp by the way -
> > could probably benefit from an upgrade, but
> > hey, if it ain't broke, fix it, to make sure
> > it is!
> > 
> >     http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573/emacs-init/xsel.el
> 
>   Thanks Emanuel. I just installed xsel and will play with your code
>   later (or tomorrow).
   Update: Seems to work. I owe you a beer. :)
-- 
Tim 
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