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Old 01-20-2007, 11:52 PM   #1
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Clear clipboard via command line?

Is there a command I can use that will clear the X clipboard contents?
 
Old 01-21-2007, 10:18 AM   #2
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http://www.typo.co.il/~mooffie/uclip/

uclip -z (i suppose)
 
Old 01-21-2007, 06:41 PM   #3
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Awesome, thanks
 
Old 02-03-2010, 06:31 PM   #4
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$ touch blank
$ xclip -selection clipboard blank

seemed to work for me.
 
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