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In Python3/OS X, how to pass a string with apostrophe to a terminal command?

I have a Python 3 application that should at some point put a string into the clipboard. I am using system commands echo and pbcopy and it works properly. However, when the string includes an apostrophe (and who knows, maybe other special…
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How to copy in Terminal without mouse

I want to copy text in Terminal without using my mouse. For example to store a commit hash when doing a git log and use it for another command. Anyone has an idea how to move the cursor up and copy, maybe turning on something like a copy/visual mode…
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Bash shells script 101 - variable definition, pbcopy, etc

I am trying to create a (my first) bash script, but I need a little help. I have the following: #!/bin/bash echo "Write a LaTeX equation:" read -e TeXFormula URIEncoded = node -p "encodeURIComponent('$(sed "s/'/\\\'/g" <<<"$TeXFormula")')" curl…
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the difference between element_to_bytes() and element_snprint() in pbc library

I want to convert the pbc element_t to the human-friendly string. those two functions seems alike to satisfy the goal. however,I want to know the usage in detail about those. Thanks in advance.
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Solaris equivalent to OS X's pbcopy / pbpaste?

OS X has nice commands for manipulating the clipboard: pbcopy and pbpaste I could really use something similar in Solaris 10. I've checked for xsel and xclip, and Solaris 10 doesn't have them. Am I completely out of luck?
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Is there a nice way to copy columns of text from a file using regex into my pasteboard?

Currently, the solution that I have is kind of ugly and is pretty spaghetti-code like... is there a nice way to do this with a "standard" tool like ack? What I have right now is a file that is in this format: crap.txt: IdentifierA Some…
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How to Copy a File in Node.js to the Clipboard

I want to copy a file in order to paste it later back into an application. I want to copy it exactly like I would do it manually (not only the content of that file). import childProcess from 'child_process'; const filePath =…
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Is this a pbcopy command garbled bug?

Is this a pbcopy command garbled bug? If so, is there a way to fix it? I've tried a few ways but still can't found why this is happened. update open it in the terminal is ok, but garbled when open it in a file editor(vscode) # ✅ terminal $ cat…
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pbcopy Specific Part of Shell Script

I am using the goo.gl URL shortener to shorten URL's with a curl command. The command is below: curl https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/v1/url \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"longUrl": "http://www.google.com/"}' This returns…
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AppleScript isn't running do shell command with pbcopy

Very new to applescripts and any code outside of VBA in general. I am running the code below to debug an issue in a larger code block. If I run the do shell script by pasting the line into Terminal, I will get a numerical value on my clipboard based…
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pbcopy in Python to copy to the clipboard on OSX?

I am receiving the following error when trying to use pbcopy to add the output to the clipboard. I tried different variations of the command and still no luck. Does anyone have any ideas where I may have failed? Error Screenshot: #!/usr/bin/env…
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Is it possible to copy remote origin url to clipboard using Bash on Mac (Darwin 17)?

I've tried one command line: pbcopy < git remote get-url origin And other way: output.txt < git remote get-url origin But I get next message: -bash: git: No such file or directory Any ways? P.S. Git version: 2.13.3, OS Version: macOS High Sierra…
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pbcopy via shell_exec() not working with native PHP installed in MAC Sierra by default

I want to copy some text sent by browser to clipboard after making changes using PHP and I can do that with PHP installed via AMPPS or XAMPP but when I try it with PHP which comes by default on Sierra I'm neither getting any error message nor the…
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How to copy input from from the clipboard using pbcopy and setting that to another file that can then be called by pbpaste

I want to get the data from the main clipboard onto my own file so that when the user executes a command they can retrieve the information set upon that second file. Alternatively I could also pbcopy direcly into the second file and run that command…
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Homebrew formula that only sets up launchd

I want to create a homebrew formula that will only setup some launchd configurations. Specifically it will bind /usr/bin/pbcopy and /usr/bin/pbpaste to a port so that I can expose these to my remote development envirnoment. Everything I have read…
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