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Set-Clipboard

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Module:
Microsoft.PowerShell.Management

Sets the contents of the clipboard.

Syntax

Set-Clipboard
   -Value <String[]>
   [-Append]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [-PassThru]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Set-Clipboard cmdlet sets the contents of the clipboard.

Note

On Linux, this cmdlet requires the xclip utility to be in the path.

Examples

Example 1: Copy text to the clipboard

Set-Clipboard -Value "This is a test string"

Example 2: Copy the contents of a file to the clipboard

This example pipes the contents of a file, a public ssh key, to the clipboard. Then, the key can be pasted into another application, like GitHub.

Get-Content C:\Users\user1\.ssh\id_ed25519.pub | Set-Clipboard

Parameters

-Append

Indicates that the cmdlet should add to the clipboard instead of replacing it. By default, the cmdlet clears the current content from the clipboard and sets it to the new content. When this parameter is specified, the cmdlet appends the new content after a newline to the current content.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PassThru

Returns an object representing the item with which you're working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Value

The string values to be added to the clipboard.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet isn't run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

String

You can pipe a string containing the content to set to the clipboard to this cmdlet.

Outputs

None

This cmdlet returns no output.

Notes

PowerShell includes the following aliases for Set-Clipboard:

  • All platforms:
    • scb