Re: FVWM: FAQ? cutbuffer contents in Exec instances

From: Kai Grossjohann <grossjoh_at_charly.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
Date: 22 Feb 1996 11:43:30 +0100

>>>>> On Thu, 22 Feb 1996 17:02:30 +1000, George Michaelson
>>>>> <ggm_at_connect.com.au> said:

  George> Is there a way to achieve Exec clauses or Function/Macros
  George> which take the current contents of the cut buffer or
  George> selection as an argument?

You can get xcb. Then, "xcb -p0" will print the contents of the X
cutbuffer. Obviously, in a shell script "`xcb -p0`" is useful.

Get xcb from your favorite x.org mirror.
        kai

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