wl-paste

Paste the contents of the clipboard

$ wl-paste

$ wl-paste --primary

$ wl-paste > [path/to/file]

$ wl-paste | [command]

wl-paste [options]

wl-paste retrieves data from the Wayland clipboard and writes it to stdout. It can request specific MIME types for clipboard data, supporting both text and binary content like images.
The primary selection (text selected with mouse) can be accessed with --primary, enabling middle-click paste functionality. The watch mode allows monitoring clipboard changes.

-p, --primary

Use the primary selection instead of clipboard

Do not append newline character

Request specific MIME type

List available MIME types

Pick the seat to work with

Run command each time clipboard changes

Display version information

Display help message

Only works under Wayland; use xclip or xsel for X11. MIME type availability depends on what the copying application provides. Some applications may not populate the primary selection.

Part of wl-clipboard, written by Sergey Bugaev for Wayland-native clipboard access. Provides the paste counterpart to wl-copy, implementing the Wayland data-device protocol for clipboard reading.

wl-copy(1), xclip(1), xsel(1)