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From:	Rolf Campbell <Endlisnis AT mailc DOT net>
Subject:	Re: 1.5.3s: /dev/clipboard does not work for non-cygwin programs
Date:	Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:14:19 -0400
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chris wrote:

> Rolf Campbell wrote:
> 
>> $ ipconfig > /dev/clipboard
>> $ ipconfig | cat > /dev/clipboard
>>
>>
>> The first command does *nothing* to the content of the clipboard.
>> The 2nd command does what I expected the first command to do.
> 
> 
> Unfortunatly under windows it is up to the application to handle things 
> like | , > , etc. therefore I don't think this could ever be supported.
That's not true at all.  Windows console programs inherit there io 
handles just like unix programs.



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