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xcutsel(1X)
X11R6
NAME
  xcutsel - interchange between cut buffer and selection

SYNOPSIS
  xcutsel [-toolkitoption...] [-selection selection] [-cutbuffer number]

OPTIONS
  xcutsel accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line options as well
  as the following:

  -selection name
      This option specifies the name of the selection to use.  The default is
      PRIMARY.	The only supported abbreviations for this option are
      "-select", "-sel" and "-s", as the standard toolkit option
      "-selectionTimeout" has a similar name.

  -cutbuffer number
      This option specifies the cut buffer to use.  The default is cut buffer
      0.

DESCRIPTION
  The xcutsel program is used to copy the current selection into a cut buffer
  and to make a selection that contains the current contents of the cut
  buffer.  It acts as a bridge between applications that do not support
  selections and those that do.

  By default, xcutsel will use the selection named PRIMARY and the cut buffer
  CUT_BUFFER0.	Either or both of these can be overridden by command line
  arguments or by resources.

  An xcutsel window has the following buttons:

  quit
      When this button is pressed, xcutsel exits.  Any selections held by
      xcutsel are automatically released.

  copy PRIMARY to 0
      When this button is pressed, xcutsel copies the current selection into
      the cut buffer.

  copy 0 to PRIMARY
      When this button is pressed, xcutsel converts the current contents of
      the cut buffer into the selection.

  The button labels reflect the selection and cutbuffer selected by command
  line options or through the resource database.

  When the "copy 0 to PRIMARY" button is activated, the button will remain
  inverted as long as xcutsel remains the owner of the selection.  This
  serves to remind you which client owns the current selection.	 Note that
  the value of the selection remains constant; if the cutbuffer is changed,
  you must again activate the copy button to retrieve the new value when
  desired.

X DEFAULTS
  This program accepts all of the standard X Toolkit resource names and
  classes as well as:

  selection (class Selection)
      This resource specifies the name of the selection to use.	 The default
      is PRIMARY.

  cutBuffer (class CutBuffer)
      This resource specifies the number of the cut buffer to use.  The
      default is 0.

WIDGET NAMES
  The following instance names may be used when user configuration of the
  labels in them is desired:

  sel-cut (class Command)
      This is the "copy SELECTION to BUFFER" button.

  cut-sel (class Command)
      This is the "copy BUFFER to SELECTION" button.

  quit (class Command)
      This is the "quit" button.

BUGS
  There is no way to change the name of the selection or the number of the
  cut buffer while the program is running.

SEE ALSO
  X(1X), xclipboard(1X), xterm(1X), text widget documentation, individual
  client documentation for how to make a selection.

AUTHOR
  Ralph R. Swick, DEC/MIT Project Athena

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