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simple Node.js execute unix command and copy to clipboard
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node-unix-clipboard.js
// inspired by http://www.dzone.com/snippets/execute-unix-command-nodejs
var exec = require('child_process').exec;
var someValue = "contrived: " + 2 * 2;
exec('echo "' + someValue + '" | pbcopy'); // "contrived: 4" is now in your clipboard. WARNING: this is destructive, and an overwrite something important if you're not careful.
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