crossterm/examples/copy-to-clipboard.rs

//! Demonstrates copying a string to clipboard
//!
//! This example uses OSC control sequence `Pr = 5 2` (See
//! <https://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html#h3-Operating-System-Commands)>
//! to copy data to the terminal host clipboard.
//!
//! This only works if it is enabled on the respective terminal emulator. If a terminal multiplexer
//! is used, the multiplexer will likely need to support it, too.
//!
//! ```no_run
//! cargo run --example copy-to-clipboard -- --clipboard "Some String"
//! cargo run --example copy-to-clipboard -- --primary "Some String"
//! cargo run --example copy-to-clipboard -- "Some String"
//! ```

use std::io;

use crossterm::clipboard;
use crossterm::execute;

fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
    let mut stdout = io::stdout();
    let mut args = std::env::args();
    args.next(); // Skip to first argument

    let default_text = String::from("Example text");
    let (text, dest) = match args.next().as_deref() {
        Some("--clipboard") => (
            args.next().unwrap_or(default_text),
            clipboard::ClipboardType::Clipboard,
        ),
        Some("--primary") => (
            args.next().unwrap_or(default_text),
            clipboard::ClipboardType::Primary,
        ),
        Some(text) => (text.to_owned(), clipboard::ClipboardType::Clipboard),
        None => (default_text, clipboard::ClipboardType::Clipboard),
    };
    execute!(
        stdout,
        clipboard::CopyToClipboard {
            content: text,
            destination: clipboard::ClipboardSelection(vec![dest])
        }
    )
}