Set-Clipboard
SYNOPSIS
Sets the contents of the clipboard.
SYNTAX
Set-Clipboard -Value <String[]> [-Append] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The `Set-Clipboard` cmdlet sets the contents of the clipboard.
> [!NOTE] > On Linux, this cmdlet requires the `xclip` utility to be in the path.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Copy text to the clipboard
Set-Clipboard -Value "This is a test string"
Example 2: Copy the contents of a file to the clipboard
Get-Content C:\Users\user1\.ssh\id_ed25519.pub | Set-Clipboard
PARAMETERS
-Append
Indicates that the cmdlet does not clear the clipboard and appends content to it.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Value
The string values to be added to the clipboard.
Type: System.String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi
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.
INPUTS
System.String[]
OUTPUTS
NOTES
In rare cases when using `Set-Clipboard` with a high number of values in rapid succession, like in a loop, you might sporadically get a blank value from the clipboard. This can be fixed by using `Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 1` in the loop.