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diff --git a/misc/xclip/README b/misc/xclip/README index 77e918b7fb..fad01b777d 100644 --- a/misc/xclip/README +++ b/misc/xclip/README @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ -Command-line interface to the X Clipboard +Command line interface to the X11 Clipboard -xclip is a command line utility that is designed to run on any system -with an X11 implementation. It can read data from standard input or a -file and place it in an X selection for pasting into other X -applications. xclip can also print an X selection to standard output, -which can then be redirected to a file or another program. +xclip is a command line utility that is designed to run on any system with an +X11 implementation. It provides an interface to X selections ("the clipboard") +from the command line. It can read data from standard in or a file and place it +in an X selection for pasting into other X applications. xclip can also print +an X selection to standard out, which can then be redirected to a file or +another program. |