wcopy -- copy from a specified file or standard input to the Windows clipboard

SYNOPSIS

wcopy [-eqr] [-t timeout] [file]

DESCRIPTION

wcopy copies text from a file (or from standard input if no file is specified) to the Windows clipboard.

Options

-e: empties the clipboard instead of copying to it.
-q: suppresses error codes (quiet mode). Normally, error codes are printed to standard error.
-r: keeps trying to access the clipboard if it is not accessible at first. Without this option, wcopy issues an error and exits if it cannot access the clipboard.
-t timeout: is similar to the -r option except that wcopy stops trying to access the clipboard after timeout seconds. If you specify a timeout of less than one second, a default of one second is used.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

TK_USE_CTRLD_AS_CONSOLE_EOF: When set, CTRL-D is used as the EOF (end-of-file) character when the input is from the console.

DIAGNOSTICS

Possible exit status values are:

0: Successful
1: Unable to get access to clipboard
2: Out of memory
3: Text copy failed
4: Problems opening or reading from file

PORTABILITY

Windows 10. Windows Server 2016. Windows Server 2019. Windows 11. Windows Server 2022. Windows Server 2025.

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wcopy
copy from a specified file or standard input to the Windows clipboard

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