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#!/bin/bash
# cp2clip - copy to the clipboard the contents of a file

module load xclip
#PATH=/software//GIF/GIF/programs/xclip-0.12:$PATH
# Program name from it's filename
prog=${0##*/}

# Text color variables
bldblu='\e[1;34m'         # blue
bldred='\e[1;31m'         # red
bldwht='\e[1;37m'         # white
txtbld=$(tput bold)       # bold
txtund=$(tput sgr 0 1)    # underline
txtrst='\e[0m'            # text reset
info=${bldwht}*${txtrst}
pass=${bldblu}*${txtrst}
warn=${bldred}!${txtrst}


if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
xclip -in -selection primary 
echo -e "$pass ${txtund}"${filename##*/}"${txtrst} copied to clipboard"
else

filename=$@

# Display usage if full argument isn't given
if [[ -z $filename ]]; then
    echo " $prog <filename> - copy a file to the clipboard"
    exit
fi

# Check that file exists
if [[ ! -f $filename ]]; then
  echo -e "$warn File ${txtund}$filename${txtrst} doesn't exist"
  exit
fi

# Check user is not root (root doesn't have access to user xorg server)
if [[ $(whoami) == root ]]; then
  echo -e "$warn Must be regular user to copy a file to the clipboard"
  exit
fi

# Copy file to clipboard, give feedback
xclip -in -selection primary < "$filename"
echo -e "$pass ${txtund}"${filename##*/}"${txtrst} copied to clipboard"
fi