Question 1:

I want to copy a file to clipboard, how can I do this using cli? I have this file “home/$USER/example.svg” and I want to copy it to clipboard without manually doing it. I tried to ask ChatGPT to help me with it, it didn’t :(

I am pretty sure there is a copy to clipboard option in Thunar and Nemo file managers but I don’t know how to use it. My google searches have been so far fruitless. Please help me copy it?

Use Case: I want to copy it and paste it to Obsidian.md file. Obsidian is a text manager which supports Mathjax but not Latex, so in order to get a semblance of greater Latex support, I want to convert tex to svg and copy it from the folder to clipboard (without opening the folder) and then paste it.

Question 2: Do you have a anonymous file sharing service you use to share videos and images? If so, what is it? imgur helps with images and videos lower than 1 mins, but above that, it won’t accept uploads.

Also, bashify.io and emalm.com seems to be ok ok in this regard. The problem is, I don’t know enough about them to trust them. mehh…

Use case: If I have a problem with my system, I want to share the video of the problem I am facing to Linux forums and I want it to be instantly accessible

Question 3: Is it ok to move random file script you find on the internet into a root folder which is included in your $PATH variable?

https://github.com/tremby/imgur.sh

I was trying to use this script and it is my understanding that if you have a script in a folder included in your path variable, then you don’t have to actually specify the path to run it. You can just give it’s name and press enter to execute it.

am I right so far and should I move that script into my path variable folder? What are the risks?

  • krey@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    9 months ago

    For question 1: idk how to convert tex to svg, but maybe there’s a program called tex2svg . Often programs are named like that. However, if you want the contents of a file (which is basically markup text) in the clipboard from CLI you would use on Xorg X11 xclip or xclipboard like so:

    xclip -selection clipboard -in < myfile.txt

    … or on Wayland wl-copy from wl-clipboard like so:

    wl-copy < myfile.txt

    For question 3: after you have reviewed the potentially dangerous script, you would move it to a directory for non distribution files, eg. /usr/local/bin/ if it is for all users on your system. You would add that path to the PATH environment variable for all users who need it, but maybe better not for root. I mean you can, but make sure the permissions don’t allow non-root users to write or replace the file/dir so nobody can use it to escalate their privileges.