XCUTSEL(1)         X Version 11 (Release 6.6)          XCUTSEL(1)


     NAME
          xcutsel - interchange between cut buffer and selection

     SYNOPSIS
          xcutsel [ -toolkitoption ...] [-selection selection] [-
          cutbuffer number]

     DESCRIPTION
          The xcutsel program is used to copy the current selection
          into a cut buffer and to make a selection that contains the
          current contents of the cut buffer.  It acts as a bridge
          between applications that don't support selections and those
          that do.

          By default, xcutsel will use the selection named PRIMARY and
          the cut buffer CUT_BUFFER0.  Either or both of these can be
          overridden by command line arguments or by resources.

          An xcutsel window has the following buttons:

              quit
                  When this button is pressed, xcutsel exits.  Any
                  selections held by xcutsel are automatically
                  released.

              copy PRIMARY to 0
                  When this button is pressed, xcutsel copies the
                  current selection into the cut buffer.

              copy 0 to PRIMARY
                  When this button is pressed, xcutsel converts the
                  current contents of the cut buffer into the
                  selection.

          The button labels reflect the selection and cutbuffer
          selected by command line options or through the resource
          database.

          When the ``copy 0 to PRIMARY'' button is activated, the
          button will remain inverted as long as xcutsel remains the
          owner of the selection.  This serves to remind you which
          client owns the current selection.  Note that the value of
          the selection remains constant; if the cutbuffer is changed,
          you must again activate the copy button to retrieve the new
          value when desired.

     OPTIONS
          Xcutsel accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line
          options as well as the following:

          -selection name
                  This option specifies the name of the selection to


                  use.  The default is PRIMARY.  The only supported
                  abbreviations for this option are ``-select'', ``-
                  sel'' and ``-s'', as the standard toolkit option
                  ``-selectionTimeout'' has a similar name.

          -cutbuffer number
                  This option specifies the cut buffer to use.  The
                  default is cut buffer 0.

     X DEFAULTS
          This program accepts all of the standard X Toolkit resource
          names and classes as well as:

          selection (class Selection)
                  This resource specifies the name of the selection to
                  use.  The default is PRIMARY.

          cutBuffer (class CutBuffer)
                  This resource specifies the number of the cut buffer
                  to use.  The default is 0.

     WIDGET NAMES
          The following instance names may be used when user
          configuration of the labels in them is desired:

          sel-cut (class Command)
                  This is the ``copy SELECTION to BUFFER'' button.

          cut-sel (class Command)
                  This is the ``copy BUFFER to SELECTION'' button.

          quit (class Command)
                  This is the ``quit'' button.

     SEE ALSO
          X(1), xclipboard(1), xterm(1), text widget documentation,
          individual client documentation for how to make a selection.

     BUGS
          There is no way to change the name of the selection or the
          number of the cut buffer while the program is running.

     AUTHOR
          Ralph R. Swick, DEC/MIT Project Athena


     Page 2                                          (printed 7/20/06)