Name
pbpaste
Syntax
pbpaste[-help] [-Prefer { ascii | rtf | ps }]Description
Prints the contents of the pasteboard to standard output. The combination of pbcopy and pbpaste may be an interesting tool to use in scripting. However, the system’s global pasteboard can be modified by other processes at any time, which limits the tool’s actual usefulness.
Options/Usage
- -help
Prints a usage statement to standard output.
- -Prefer
Specifies the output format to use if the desired format (ASCII, Rich Text Format, or PostScript) is available in the pasteboard.
Location
| /usr/bin |
Operating System
| Mac OS X |
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