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			70 lines
		
	
	
		
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# clipboardy [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/clipboardy)
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> Access the system clipboard (copy/paste)
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Cross-platform. Supports: macOS, Windows, Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Android with [Termux](https://termux.com/), [modern browsers](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Clipboard_API#Browser_compatibility).
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## Install
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```
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$ npm install clipboardy
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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const clipboardy = require('clipboardy');
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clipboardy.writeSync('🦄');
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clipboardy.readSync();
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//=> '🦄'
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```
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## API
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### clipboardy
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#### .write(text)
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Write (copy) to the clipboard asynchronously. Returns a `Promise`.
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##### text
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Type: `string`
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The text to write to the clipboard.
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#### .read()
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Read (paste) from the clipboard asynchronously. Returns a `Promise`.
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#### .writeSync(text)
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Write (copy) to the clipboard synchronously.
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Doesn't work in browsers.
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##### text
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Type: `string`
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The text to write to the clipboard.
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#### .readSync()
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Read (paste) from the clipboard synchronously.
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Doesn't work in browsers.
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## FAQ
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#### Where can I find the source of the bundled binaries?
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The [Linux binary](https://github.com/sindresorhus/clipboardy/blob/master/fallbacks/linux/xsel) is just a bundled version of [`xsel`](https://linux.die.net/man/1/xsel). The source for the [Windows binary](https://github.com/sindresorhus/clipboardy/blob/master/fallbacks/windows/clipboard_x86_64.exe) can be found [here](https://github.com/sindresorhus/win-clipboard).
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## Related
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- [clipboard-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/clipboard-cli) - CLI for this module
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- [copy-text-to-clipboard](https://github.com/sindresorhus/copy-text-to-clipboard) - Copy text to the clipboard in the browser
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