Rust IP Address to Clipboard

This Rust program retrieves the local IP address and copies it to the clipboard on Linux and Windows systems.

Table of Contents

• About
• Features
• Requirements
• Getting Started
  • Installation
  • Usage
• Contributing

About

This program uses Rust and shell commands to fetch the local IP address and copy it to the clipboard using platform-specific utilities (xclip on Linux and clip.exe on Windows).

Features

• Retrieves the local IP address dynamically.
• Copies the IP address to the clipboard for easy access.

Requirements

Linux

• Linux operating system (tested on Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and Arch Linux).
• Rust programming language and Cargo build system.
• xclip utility installed (sudo apt-get install xclip on Debian-based systems).

Windows

• Windows operating system.
• Rust programming language and Cargo build system.
• clip.exe utility available by default in Windows.

Getting Started

Follow these instructions to set up and use the project on your Linux or Windows system.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/IAmKushagraSharma/ipclip.git
   cd ipclip
   

2. Ensure Rust is installed. If not, install it using:

   # Linux
   curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
   
   # Windows
   Visit <https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install> and follow the instructions.
   

3. Install xclip if not already installed:

   • Linux(xclip):

   sudo apt-get install xclip   # Debian-based
   sudo dnf install xclip       # Fedora
   sudo pacman -S xclip         # Arch Linux

   • Windows (clip.exe): clip.exe is available by default in Windows and does not require additional installation.

4. Build the project:

   # Linux
   cargo build --release
   
   # Windows
   cargo build --release --target=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu

Usage

Run the compiled executable to copy the local IP address to the clipboard:

# Linux
./target/release/ipclip

# Windows
.\target\release\ipclip.ext

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit pull requests. For major changes, open an issue first to discuss potential updates.