NAME

xcutsel - interchange between cut buffer and selection

SYNOPSIS

xxccuuttsseell [ _-_t_o_o_l_k_i_t_o_p_t_i_o_n ...] [-selection _s_e_l_e_c_t_i_o_n] [-cutbuffer _n_u_m_b_e_r]

DESCRIPTION

The _x_c_u_t_s_e_l 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 don't support selections and those that do.

By default, _x_c_u_t_s_e_l 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 _x_c_u_t_s_e_l window has the following buttons:

quit
When this button is pressed, _x_c_u_t_s_e_l exits. Any selections held by _x_c_u_t_s_e_l are automatically released.
copy PRIMARY to 0
When this button is pressed, _x_c_u_t_s_e_l copies the current selection into the cut buffer.
copy 0 to PRIMARY
When this button is pressed, _x_c_u_t_s_e_l 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 _x_c_u_t_s_e_l 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.

OPTIONS

Xcutsel accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line options as well as the following:
-selection _n_a_m_e
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 _n_u_m_b_e_r
This option specifies the cut buffer to use. The default is cut buffer 0.

X DEFAULTS

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