Get-Clipboard
SYNOPSIS
Gets the contents of the clipboard.
SYNTAX
Get-Clipboard [-Raw] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
> This cmdlet is not supported on macOS. The `Get-Clipboard` cmdlet gets the contents of the clipboard as text. Multiple lines of text are returned as an array of strings similar to `Get-Content`.
> [!NOTE] > On Linux, this cmdlet requires the `xclip` utility to be in the path.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Get the content of the clipboard and display it to the command-line
Get-Clipboard
hello
PARAMETERS
-Raw
Gets the entire contents of the clipboard. Multiline text is returned as a single multiline string rather than an array of strings.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.