de.cdhq.apple.osx.SaveToClipboard

With basic elements of OS X it is possible to designate a certain folder as input for the clipboard. When a file is saved into this folder a script reads its contents, saves it to the clipboard and deletes the file.

How to install

I assume the folder is called _SaveToClipboard and is located at /Users/Flo/_SaveToClipboard/. Please change the path accordingly.

1. Create the folder /Users/Flo/_SaveToClipboard/
2. Create the script file _SaveToClipboard.command in /Users/Flo/_SaveToClipboard.command
3. Make the script executable (manually via CMD+I or via Terminal: chmod +x _SaveToClipboard.command)
4. Create the launch configuration file de.cdhq.apple.osx.SaveToClipboardLogger.plist in /Users/Flo/Library/LaunchAgents/de.cdhq.apple.osx.SaveToClipboardLogger.plist
5. Register the lauch configuration via Terminal command: launchctl load /Users/Flo/Library/LaunchAgents/de.cdhq.apple.osx.SaveToClipboardLogger.plist

How to uninstall

To uninstall simply unregister the launch configuration via launchctl unload /Users/Flo/Library/LaunchAgents/de.cdhq.apple.osx.SaveToClipboardLogger.plist.