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Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 17:02:04 +0100
From: chris <caj AT cs DOT york DOT ac DOT uk>
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To: Rolf Campbell <Endlisnis AT mailc DOT net>
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Subject: Re: 1.5.3s: /dev/clipboard does not work for non-cygwin programs
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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.

Some applications I've found don't even seem to support the |, but you 
can still usually get around that by using echo `clipboard ` 
 >/dev/clipboard.

Chris


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