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Re: 1.5.3s: /dev/clipboard does not work for non-cygwin programs


chris wrote:

Rolf Campbell wrote:

$ ipconfig > /dev/clipboard
$ ipconfig | cat > /dev/clipboard


The first command does *nothing* to the content of the clipboard. The 2nd command does what I expected the first command to do.


Unfortunatly under windows it is up to the application to handle things like | , > , etc. therefore I don't think this could ever be supported.
That's not true at all. Windows console programs inherit there io handles just like unix programs.



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