pastetype

pastetype.sh

#!/bin/bash

# 1. Start ydotoold in the background
# The '&' runs the command as a background job
ydotoold &

# 2. Save the Process ID (PID) of the background process
# '$!' is a special variable that holds the PID of the last backgrounded process
YDOTOOLD_PID=$!

# 3. Wait for ydotoold to initialize
# This is important! If ydotool runs too fast, it may fail to connect.
# You might need to adjust this
sleep 0.5

# 4. type out the contents of the clipboard
ydotool type --key-delay=1 --key-hold=1 "$(wl-paste)"

# 5. Stop the ydotoold daemon now that typing is finished
kill $YDOTOOLD_PID

echo "Script finished."

LLM slop script that let's me "paste" into Teradici (aka PCIOP aka HP AnyAware) from Linux, where client-to-host paste seems to be broken.

You may need to add your user to the input group to get ydotool/ydotoold to run without sudo.

You should be careful with this, as "pasting" a huge amount of text will take a fairly long time, even with key-delay and key-hold set to 1. Once it's started, there isn't really a way to halt it.

While ydotool is typing, it wont care which window you're focused on, and will continue typing text even if you switch to a sensitive window, so be cautious!