How do I make a keyboard shortcut for code which uses xsel?











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OS: Kubuntu 18.04 or Ubuntu 18.04



I want to remove the first seven characters of certain strings I copy. For example, I want to first copy and then convert 



1234567890


to



890


I can do so with the following code:



xsel -b -o | cut -c 8-


I can put the code into a simple script and can run that script successfully in a terminal.



#!/bin/bash

xsel -b -o | cut -c 8-


But that does not help to paste the modified contents into a GUI-based text file . So I assigned keyboard shortcuts to the code directly or to the corresponding script. But either way, nothing happens in Kubuntu 18.04 or in Ubuntu 18.04 when I press the assigned keyboard shortcut.



Even



#!/bin/bash

bash -c 'xsel -b -o | cut -c 8-'


does not work.



Why is that? Is is something peculiar to xsel (and to xclip which poses the same issue)?






command-line shortcut-keys xclip xsel







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  • Keyboard shortcuts don't run in a shell, so you can not use stuff like pipes directly. You need to wrap the command in a bash -c '...' then or put it in a script file which you can call. Also as it is, your script/command outputs to the console, which is nonexistent when it runs as a keyboard shortcut. What do you want to happen with the result? Put it back into the clipboard? Append it to a fixed text file? Pop up a notification? You can also automatically watch for clipboard events and modify the contents instantly without extra shortcut, if that is what you need. Please clarify.
    – Byte Commander
    yesterday










  • I tried the bash -c route as well but had the same result. I want the modified string to be pasted into a GUI-based text editor or the terminal. No, I don't want to automatically watch for clipboard events.
    – DK Bose
    yesterday






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    Use xdotool in your bash script to simulate keystrokes for cutting and pasting text in your application, i.e. xdotool key ctrl+x to cut text to the clipboard
    – vanadium
    yesterday










  • Thanks, I'll try that as well.
    – DK Bose
    yesterday















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OS: Kubuntu 18.04 or Ubuntu 18.04



I want to remove the first seven characters of certain strings I copy. For example, I want to first copy and then convert 



1234567890


to



890


I can do so with the following code:



xsel -b -o | cut -c 8-


I can put the code into a simple script and can run that script successfully in a terminal.



#!/bin/bash

xsel -b -o | cut -c 8-


But that does not help to paste the modified contents into a GUI-based text file . So I assigned keyboard shortcuts to the code directly or to the corresponding script. But either way, nothing happens in Kubuntu 18.04 or in Ubuntu 18.04 when I press the assigned keyboard shortcut.



Even



#!/bin/bash

bash -c 'xsel -b -o | cut -c 8-'


does not work.



Why is that? Is is something peculiar to xsel (and to xclip which poses the same issue)?






command-line shortcut-keys xclip xsel







share|improve this question
























  • Keyboard shortcuts don't run in a shell, so you can not use stuff like pipes directly. You need to wrap the command in a bash -c '...' then or put it in a script file which you can call. Also as it is, your script/command outputs to the console, which is nonexistent when it runs as a keyboard shortcut. What do you want to happen with the result? Put it back into the clipboard? Append it to a fixed text file? Pop up a notification? You can also automatically watch for clipboard events and modify the contents instantly without extra shortcut, if that is what you need. Please clarify.
    – Byte Commander
    yesterday










  • I tried the bash -c route as well but had the same result. I want the modified string to be pasted into a GUI-based text editor or the terminal. No, I don't want to automatically watch for clipboard events.
    – DK Bose
    yesterday






  • 1




    Use xdotool in your bash script to simulate keystrokes for cutting and pasting text in your application, i.e. xdotool key ctrl+x to cut text to the clipboard
    – vanadium
    yesterday










  • Thanks, I'll try that as well.
    – DK Bose
    yesterday













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OS: Kubuntu 18.04 or Ubuntu 18.04



I want to remove the first seven characters of certain strings I copy. For example, I want to first copy and then convert 



1234567890


to



890


I can do so with the following code:



xsel -b -o | cut -c 8-


I can put the code into a simple script and can run that script successfully in a terminal.



#!/bin/bash

xsel -b -o | cut -c 8-


But that does not help to paste the modified contents into a GUI-based text file . So I assigned keyboard shortcuts to the code directly or to the corresponding script. But either way, nothing happens in Kubuntu 18.04 or in Ubuntu 18.04 when I press the assigned keyboard shortcut.



Even



#!/bin/bash

bash -c 'xsel -b -o | cut -c 8-'


does not work.



Why is that? Is is something peculiar to xsel (and to xclip which poses the same issue)?






command-line shortcut-keys xclip xsel







share|improve this question















OS: Kubuntu 18.04 or Ubuntu 18.04



I want to remove the first seven characters of certain strings I copy. For example, I want to first copy and then convert 



1234567890


to



890


I can do so with the following code:



xsel -b -o | cut -c 8-


I can put the code into a simple script and can run that script successfully in a terminal.



#!/bin/bash

xsel -b -o | cut -c 8-


But that does not help to paste the modified contents into a GUI-based text file . So I assigned keyboard shortcuts to the code directly or to the corresponding script. But either way, nothing happens in Kubuntu 18.04 or in Ubuntu 18.04 when I press the assigned keyboard shortcut.



Even



#!/bin/bash

bash -c 'xsel -b -o | cut -c 8-'


does not work.



Why is that? Is is something peculiar to xsel (and to xclip which poses the same issue)?






command-line shortcut-keys xclip xsel




command-line shortcut-keys xclip xsel






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  • Keyboard shortcuts don't run in a shell, so you can not use stuff like pipes directly. You need to wrap the command in a bash -c '...' then or put it in a script file which you can call. Also as it is, your script/command outputs to the console, which is nonexistent when it runs as a keyboard shortcut. What do you want to happen with the result? Put it back into the clipboard? Append it to a fixed text file? Pop up a notification? You can also automatically watch for clipboard events and modify the contents instantly without extra shortcut, if that is what you need. Please clarify.
    – Byte Commander
    yesterday










  • I tried the bash -c route as well but had the same result. I want the modified string to be pasted into a GUI-based text editor or the terminal. No, I don't want to automatically watch for clipboard events.
    – DK Bose
    yesterday






  • 1




    Use xdotool in your bash script to simulate keystrokes for cutting and pasting text in your application, i.e. xdotool key ctrl+x to cut text to the clipboard
    – vanadium
    yesterday










  • Thanks, I'll try that as well.
    – DK Bose
    yesterday


















  • Keyboard shortcuts don't run in a shell, so you can not use stuff like pipes directly. You need to wrap the command in a bash -c '...' then or put it in a script file which you can call. Also as it is, your script/command outputs to the console, which is nonexistent when it runs as a keyboard shortcut. What do you want to happen with the result? Put it back into the clipboard? Append it to a fixed text file? Pop up a notification? You can also automatically watch for clipboard events and modify the contents instantly without extra shortcut, if that is what you need. Please clarify.
    – Byte Commander
    yesterday










  • I tried the bash -c route as well but had the same result. I want the modified string to be pasted into a GUI-based text editor or the terminal. No, I don't want to automatically watch for clipboard events.
    – DK Bose
    yesterday






  • 1




    Use xdotool in your bash script to simulate keystrokes for cutting and pasting text in your application, i.e. xdotool key ctrl+x to cut text to the clipboard
    – vanadium
    yesterday










  • Thanks, I'll try that as well.
    – DK Bose
    yesterday
















Keyboard shortcuts don't run in a shell, so you can not use stuff like pipes directly. You need to wrap the command in a bash -c '...' then or put it in a script file which you can call. Also as it is, your script/command outputs to the console, which is nonexistent when it runs as a keyboard shortcut. What do you want to happen with the result? Put it back into the clipboard? Append it to a fixed text file? Pop up a notification? You can also automatically watch for clipboard events and modify the contents instantly without extra shortcut, if that is what you need. Please clarify.
– Byte Commander
yesterday




Keyboard shortcuts don't run in a shell, so you can not use stuff like pipes directly. You need to wrap the command in a bash -c '...' then or put it in a script file which you can call. Also as it is, your script/command outputs to the console, which is nonexistent when it runs as a keyboard shortcut. What do you want to happen with the result? Put it back into the clipboard? Append it to a fixed text file? Pop up a notification? You can also automatically watch for clipboard events and modify the contents instantly without extra shortcut, if that is what you need. Please clarify.
– Byte Commander
yesterday












I tried the bash -c route as well but had the same result. I want the modified string to be pasted into a GUI-based text editor or the terminal. No, I don't want to automatically watch for clipboard events.
– DK Bose
yesterday




I tried the bash -c route as well but had the same result. I want the modified string to be pasted into a GUI-based text editor or the terminal. No, I don't want to automatically watch for clipboard events.
– DK Bose
yesterday




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Use xdotool in your bash script to simulate keystrokes for cutting and pasting text in your application, i.e. xdotool key ctrl+x to cut text to the clipboard
– vanadium
yesterday




Use xdotool in your bash script to simulate keystrokes for cutting and pasting text in your application, i.e. xdotool key ctrl+x to cut text to the clipboard
– vanadium
yesterday












Thanks, I'll try that as well.
– DK Bose
yesterday




Thanks, I'll try that as well.
– DK Bose
yesterday










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This script works when bound to a keyboard shortcut:



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xsel -b -o | cut -c 8- | tr -d 'n' | xsel -b -i


After running the script, the trimmed string can be pasted into the destination file using standard paste methods.






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xsel -b -o | cut -c 8- | tr -d 'n' | xsel -b -i


    After running the script, the trimmed string can be pasted into the destination file using standard paste methods.






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xsel -b -o | cut -c 8- | tr -d 'n' | xsel -b -i


      After running the script, the trimmed string can be pasted into the destination file using standard paste methods.






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        This script works when bound to a keyboard shortcut:



        #!/bin/bash
        

        
xsel -b -o | cut -c 8- | tr -d 'n' | xsel -b -i


        After running the script, the trimmed string can be pasted into the destination file using standard paste methods.






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        This script works when bound to a keyboard shortcut:



        #!/bin/bash
        

        
xsel -b -o | cut -c 8- | tr -d 'n' | xsel -b -i


        After running the script, the trimmed string can be pasted into the destination file using standard paste methods.







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