Is there an easy way to copy last command from terminal to clipboard?

[theRoboxx]

I'm looking for an alternative way to copy a given command from the terminal.

My current steps for reproduction are the following:

1. Use the arrow keys to switch to the command

2. Select text with doubleclick + mouse
   

3. copy with ctrl+shift+c

Would it be possible to implement a shortcut that handle step 2+3?

[leo-arch]

Hi @theRoboxx. I normally do it like this:

1. Select text with mouse/trackpad.
2. Paste it by middle clicking.

[leo-arch]

If you want to copy the line buffer to the clipboard, to later retrieve it via Ctrl-v or the Paste command in a context menu, you can do it as follows:

NOTE: You need the latest version of clifm, so that you need to clone it and build it as always.

1. Create a new plugin, say xclip.sh, with the following content and drop it into the plugins directory (~/.config/clifm/plugins):

#!/bin/sh

if [ -z "$CLIFM_LINE" ]; then
    printf "clifm: Empty line buffer\n" 2>&1
    exit 1
fi

printf "%s" "$CLIFM_LINE" | xclip -selection clipboard
printf "clifm: Line buffer copied into the clipboard\n"

NOTE: Replace xclip by your preferred X clipboard application.

2. Bind this plugin to an action (via the actions edit command) by adding this line:

plugin1=xclip.sh

3. Bind a keyboard shortcut (here we use Ctrl-y) to the newly created action. Run kb edit and add this line:

plugin1=\C-y

4. Restart clifm

That's it. Now you can copy the current line buffer to the clipboard by just pressing Ctrl-y.

[leo-arch]

An improved version of the plugin is already in the main repo: xclip.sh.

[theRoboxx]

Thanks a lot, I will test it later. 👍