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pbpaste && pbcopy for Ubuntu Linux 20.04
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Install

sudo apt-get install xclip -y

Create Alias

alias pbcopy='xclip -selection clipboard'
alias pbpaste='xclip -selection clipboard -o'

Try out

pbcopy < /proc/cpuinfo 
pbpaste > tst.txt
cat tst.txt
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Toufa7 commented Jan 15, 2025

It's working perfectly on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS

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TianPSeventh commented Feb 22, 2025

it works perfectly thank you

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