XCUTSEL(1)                           BSD                            XCUTSEL(1)



NAME
     xcutsel - interchange between cut buffer and selection

SYNOPSIS
     xcutsel [ -toolkitoption ...] [-selection selection] [-cutbuffer number]

DESCRIPTION
     The xcutsel program is used to copy the current selection into a cut
     buffer and to make a selection that contains the current contents of the
     cut buffer.  It acts as a bridge between applications that don't support
     selections and those that do.

     By default, xcutsel will use the selection named PRIMARY and the cut
     buffer CUT_BUFFER0.  Either or both of these can be overridden by command
     line arguments or by resources.

     An xcutsel window has the following buttons:

         quit
             When this button is pressed, xcutsel exits.  Any selections held
             by xcutsel are automatically released.

         copy PRIMARY to 0
             When this button is pressed, xcutsel copies the current selection
             into the cut buffer.

         copy 0 to PRIMARY
             When this button is pressed, xcutsel converts the current
             contents of the cut buffer into the selection.

     The button labels reflect the selection and cutbuffer selected by command
     line options or through the resource database.

     When the ``copy 0 to PRIMARY'' button is activated, the button will
     remain inverted as long as xcutsel remains the owner of the selection.
     This serves to remind you which client owns the current selection.  Note
     that the value of the selection remains constant; if the cutbuffer is
     changed, you must again activate the copy button to retrieve the new
     value when desired.

OPTIONS
     Xcutsel accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line options as
     well as the following:

     -selection name
             This option specifies the name of the selection to use.  The
             default is PRIMARY.  The only supported abbreviations for this
             option are ``-select'', ``-sel'' and ``-s'', as the standard
             toolkit option ``-selectionTimeout'' has a similar name.

     -cutbuffer number
             This option specifies the cut buffer to use.  The default is cut
             buffer 0.

X DEFAULTS
     This program accepts all of the standard X Toolkit resource names and
     classes as well as:

     selection (class Selection)
             This resource specifies the name of the selection to use.  The
             default is PRIMARY.

     cutBuffer (class CutBuffer)
             This resource specifies the number of the cut buffer to use.  The
             default is 0.

WIDGET NAMES
     The following instance names may be used when user configuration of the
     labels in them is desired:

     sel-cut (class Command)
             This is the ``copy SELECTION to BUFFER'' button.

     cut-sel (class Command)
             This is the ``copy BUFFER to SELECTION'' button.

     quit (class Command)
             This is the ``quit'' button.

SEE ALSO
     X(1), xclipboard(1), xterm(1), text widget documentation, individual
     client documentation for how to make a selection.

BUGS
     There is no way to change the name of the selection or the number of the
     cut buffer while the program is running.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright 1988, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
     See X(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions.

AUTHOR
     Ralph R. Swick, DEC/MIT Project Athena