Read clipboard text
pbpaste
- Illustration only: no shell command is executed.
- Begin with Select already copied to the clipboard.
- Run pbpaste to print clipboard text.
- The command prints Select; it does not clear the clipboard.
Ready
Practice
Paste the sample phrase
About 30 seconds
Select the sample, copy it, then paste into the target.
Select the sample phrase. Copy it. Paste it in the box.
Sample text
Select this sentence, copy it, then paste it in the box on the right.
Double-tap words like Katana or Stealth to select them with precision.
Paste target
Uses your normal copy and paste. Typed matching text is not treated as proof of a copy gesture.
Done when: The sample phrase appears in the paste box.
Why it works
Turn copied text into data.
Included in Terminal clipboard fundamentals
