iTerm2 Remote Clipboard Copy

gistfile1.txt

function! s:ITerm2Copy() range
    let l:tmp = @@
    silent normal gvy
    let l:selected = @@
    let l:i = 0
    let l:len = strlen(l:selected)
    let l:escaped = ''
    while l:i < l:len
        let l:c = strpart(l:selected, l:i, 1)
        let l:escaped .= printf("\\u%04x", char2nr(l:c))
        let l:i = l:i + 1
    endwhile
    let l:start = '\x1b]50;CopyToClipboard=\x07'
    let l:end = '\x1b]50;EndCopy\x07'
    call system('echo -en "' . l:start . l:escaped . l:end . '" > /dev/tty')
    redraw!
endfunction
command! -range ITerm2Copy :call s:ITerm2Copy()