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+# Xclip
+
+## TL;DR
+
+```shell
+xclip -selection clipboard < file
+```
+
+## Sources
+
+- [copy the contents of a file into the clipboard without displaying its contents]
+
+[copy the contents of a file into the clipboard without displaying its contents]: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/211817/copy-the-contents-of-a-file-into-the-clipboard-without-displaying-its-contents#211826