XCUTSEL(1)							   XCUTSEL(1)



NAME
       xcutsel - interchange between cut buffer and selection

SYNOPSIS
       xcutsel	[ -toolkitoption ...] [-selection selection] [-cutbuffer num-
       ber]

DESCRIPTION
       The xcutsel program is used to copy the current selection into  a  cut
       buffer  and  to make a selection that contains the current contents of
       the cut buffer.	It acts as a bridge between applications  that	don't
       support selections and those that do.

       By  default,  xcutsel will use the selection named PRIMARY and the cut
       buffer CUT_BUFFER0.  Either or both of these can be overridden by com-
       mand line arguments or by resources.

       An xcutsel window has the following buttons:

	   quit
	       When  this  button  is pressed, xcutsel exits.  Any selections
	       held by xcutsel are automatically released.

	   copy PRIMARY to 0
	       When this button is pressed, xcutsel copies the current selec-
	       tion into the cut buffer.

	   copy 0 to PRIMARY
	       When this button is pressed, xcutsel converts the current con-
	       tents of the cut buffer into the selection.

       The button labels reflect the selection and cutbuffer selected by com-
       mand line options or through the resource database.

       When  the  ''copy  0 to PRIMARY'' button is activated, the button will
       remain inverted as long as xcutsel remains the owner of the selection.
       This  serves  to	 remind	 you which client owns the current selection.
       Note that the value of the selection remains  constant;	if  the	 cut-
       buffer is changed, you must again activate the copy button to retrieve
       the new value when desired.

OPTIONS
       Xcutsel accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line options  as
       well as the following:

       -selection name
	       This  option  specifies the name of the selection to use.  The
	       default is PRIMARY.  The only supported abbreviations for this
	       option  are  ''-select'', ''-sel'' and ''-s'', as the standard
	       toolkit option ''-selectionTimeout'' has a similar name.

       -cutbuffer number
	       This option specifies the cut buffer to use.  The  default  is
	       cut buffer 0.

X DEFAULTS
       This  program accepts all of the standard X Toolkit resource names and
       classes as well as:

       selection (class Selection)
	       This resource specifies the name of the selection to use.  The
	       default is PRIMARY.

       cutBuffer (class CutBuffer)
	       This  resource  specifies the number of the cut buffer to use.
	       The default is 0.

WIDGET NAMES
       The following instance names may be used when  user  configuration  of
       the labels in them is desired:

       sel-cut (class Command)
	       This is the ''copy SELECTION to BUFFER'' button.

       cut-sel (class Command)
	       This is the ''copy BUFFER to SELECTION'' button.

       quit (class Command)
	       This is the ''quit'' button.

SEE ALSO
       X(7x),  xclipboard(1), xterm(1), text widget documentation, individual
       client documentation for how to make a selection.

BUGS
       There is no way to change the name of the selection or the  number  of
       the cut buffer while the program is running.

AUTHOR
       Ralph R. Swick, DEC/MIT Project Athena



								   XCUTSEL(1)

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. cut
2. make
3. as
4. which