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XCUTSEL(1)					     XCUTSEL(1)

NAME
       xcutsel - interchange between cut buffer and selection

SYNOPSIS
       xcutsel	[  -toolkitoption  ...]	 [-selection  selection]
       [-cutbuffer number]

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	command 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 selection into the cut buffer.

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

       The button labels  reflect  the	selection  and	cutbuffer
       selected by  command 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  cutbuffer  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

X Version 11		Release 6.4				1

XCUTSEL(1)					     XCUTSEL(1)

	       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 config-
       uration 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(1), xclipboard(1), xterm(1), text widget  documentation,
       individual  client  documentation for how to make a selec-
       tion.

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

X Version 11		Release 6.4				2

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