Copy/Paste bash scripts using xclip

xcopy.bash

#!/usr/bin/bash
# Simple bash script to copy files into clipboard using xclip

# Check if xclip is installed
if ! command -v xclip &> /dev/null; then
  echo "Error: xclip is not installed. Please install xclip before running this script."
  exit 1
fi

if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
  # validate if file was passed
  echo "Usage: xcopy <file> [<mime>]"
  exit 1
fi

if [[ -z "$2" ]]; then
  # if no mimetype passed, determine it using file command
  mime=$(file -ib "$1" | cut -d';' -f1)
  # print used mimetype
  echo "Detected MimeType: $mime"
else
  # use passed mimetype
  mime=$2
fi

# copy file using mimetype
xclip -sel clip -target "$mime" -i < "$1"

xpaste.bash

#!/usr/bin/bash
# Simple bash script to paste files from clipboard using xclip

# Check if xclip is installed
if ! command -v xclip &> /dev/null; then
  echo "Error: xclip is not installed. Please install xclip before running this script."
  exit 1
fi

if [[  "$#" -lt 2 ]]; then
  # validate if file was passed
  echo "Usage: xpaste <out-file> <mime>"
  exit 1
fi

# paste file from clipboad using xclip
xclip -sel clip -target "$2" -o > "$1"