cutbuffer(3)

cutbuffer3

Manipulate x cut buffer properties

Usage

cutbuffer get ?number?
cutbuffer rotate ?count?
cutbuffer set value ?number?


    


    


    

Overview

The cutbuffer command allows you to read or modify the eight X cut buffer properties. You can also rotate the buffers properties.

Operations

The following operations are available for the cutbuffer command:

cutbuffer get ?number?

Returns the value of a cutbuffer number. Number must be a number between 0 and 7. The default is 0. The cutbuffer is returned exactly, except that NUL bytes are converted to '@' characters. If a cut buffer number does not exist, then "" is returned.

cutbuffer rotate ?count?

Rotates the cut buffers by count. Count must be a number between -7 and 7. The default is 1.

cutbuffer set value ?number?

Sets the cutbuffer number to value. Number must be a number between 0 and 7. The default is 0.

Keywords

cut buffer, property

Releases

Unchanged in 2 releases since Debian 2.2 (Potato).

  1. 2.2–3.0

From blt-dev 2.4u-7 in Debian 3.0 (Woody). Also shipped by blt8.0-dev. Parsed by carta from the page's roff source.