Linux shortcut to screenshot directly to clipboard (Arch linux, xclip, gnome-screenshot)
I'm trying to add a keyboard shortcut to be able to automatically screenshot an active window to the clipboard I'm trying this line of code right now gnome-screenshot -w | xclip -selection clipboard but it doesn't work
ps: yes I am writing this line in the shortcut section of gnome
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I'm trying to add a keyboard shortcut to be able to automatically screenshot an active window to the clipboard I'm trying this line of code right now gnome-screenshot -w | xclip -selection clipboard but it doesn't work
ps: yes I am writing this line in the shortcut section of gnome
arch-linux gnome keyboard-shortcuts screenshot
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I'm trying to add a keyboard shortcut to be able to automatically screenshot an active window to the clipboard I'm trying this line of code right now gnome-screenshot -w | xclip -selection clipboard but it doesn't work
ps: yes I am writing this line in the shortcut section of gnome
arch-linux gnome keyboard-shortcuts screenshot
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I'm trying to add a keyboard shortcut to be able to automatically screenshot an active window to the clipboard I'm trying this line of code right now gnome-screenshot -w | xclip -selection clipboard but it doesn't work
ps: yes I am writing this line in the shortcut section of gnome
arch-linux gnome keyboard-shortcuts screenshot
arch-linux gnome keyboard-shortcuts screenshot
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The gnome-screenshot -w command doesn't write anything to standard output, so you can't pipe it to another program. In any case, you don't need to, see man gnome-screenshot:
-c, --clipboard
Send the grab directly to the clipboard.
So all you need is gnome-screenshot -cw.
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The gnome-screenshot -w command doesn't write anything to standard output, so you can't pipe it to another program. In any case, you don't need to, see man gnome-screenshot:
-c, --clipboard
Send the grab directly to the clipboard.
So all you need is gnome-screenshot -cw.
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The gnome-screenshot -w command doesn't write anything to standard output, so you can't pipe it to another program. In any case, you don't need to, see man gnome-screenshot:
-c, --clipboard
Send the grab directly to the clipboard.
So all you need is gnome-screenshot -cw.
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The gnome-screenshot -w command doesn't write anything to standard output, so you can't pipe it to another program. In any case, you don't need to, see man gnome-screenshot:
-c, --clipboard
Send the grab directly to the clipboard.
So all you need is gnome-screenshot -cw.
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The gnome-screenshot -w command doesn't write anything to standard output, so you can't pipe it to another program. In any case, you don't need to, see man gnome-screenshot:
-c, --clipboard
Send the grab directly to the clipboard.
So all you need is gnome-screenshot -cw.
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