Clip is a command-line interface (CLI) tool that allows you to store and quickly access text snippets and manage your clipboard.
Installation
Installing Clip is simple with pip:
$ pip install clip
Getting the Code
You can either clone the public repository:
git clone [email protected]:silent1mezzo/clip.git
Download the tarball:
$ curl -OL https://github.com/silent1mezzo/clip/tarball/master
Or, download the zipball:
$ curl -OL https://github.com/silent1mezzo/clip/zipball/master
Once you have a copy of the source, you can embed it in your Python package, or install it into your site-packages easily:
$ python setup.py install
Quick Start
You can get started with clip quickly by typing clip in your terminal to pull up the help text.
Here are a few commands you can try out
Creating a List
$ clip <list_name> # Creates one if it doesn't exist
$ clip websites
Viewing a List:
$ clip <list_name> # If a list exists, view it
$ clip websites
Adding a snippet:
$ clip <list_name>
$ clip websites django3.0 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/releases/3.0/
Getting a snippet:
$ clip <list_name>
$ clip websites django3.0 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/releases/3.0/
`https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/releases/3.0/` has been copied to your clipboard
You can also omit the list_name and it’ll try to find the key
$ clip django3.0 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/releases/3.0/
`https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/releases/3.0/` has been copied to your clipboard
Deleting a List/Key
$ clip delete <list_name>
$ clip delete websites
$ clip delete <list_name> <key>
$ clip delete websites django3.0
Opening a snippet in your browser:
$ clip open <list_name>
$ clip open websites django3.0
$ clip open
$ clip open django3.0