copy

# High level examples
run_some_command | copy
pasta > file_from_my_clipboard.txt

# Copy a file's contents
copy < file.txt

# Open a file path from your clipboard
vim "$(pasta)"

# Decode some base64 from the clipboard
pasta | base64 --decode

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
set -u

if hash pbcopy 2>/dev/null; then
  exec pbcopy
elif hash xclip 2>/dev/null; then
  exec xclip -selection clipboard
elif hash putclip 2>/dev/null; then
  exec putclip
else
  rm -f /tmp/clipboard 2> /dev/null
  if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
    cat > /tmp/clipboard
  else
    cat "$1" > /tmp/clipboard
  fi
fi

pasta

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
set -u

if hash pbpaste 2>/dev/null; then
  exec pbpaste
elif hash xclip 2>/dev/null; then
  exec xclip -selection clipboard -o
elif [[ -e /tmp/clipboard ]]; then
  exec cat /tmp/clipboard
else
  echo ''
fi

pastas

current state clipboard:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
set -u
set -o pipefail

trap 'exit 0' SIGINT

last_value=''

while true
do
  value="$(pasta)"

  if [ "$last_value" != "$value" ]; then
    echo "$value"
    last_value="$value"
  fi

  sleep 0.1
done

# High level example
pastas > everything_i_copied.txt

# Download every link I copy to my clipboard
pastas | wget -i -

mkcd () {
  \mkdir -p "$1"
  cd "$1"
}

tempe () {
  cd "$(mktemp -d)"
  chmod -R 0700 .
  if [[ $# -eq 1 ]]; then
    \mkdir -p "$1"
    cd "$1"
    chmod -R 0700 .
  fi
}