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Re: [1.7.27] cannot redirect output to /dev/clipboard: "write error: Permission denied"
- From: Jeremy Hetzler <jeremyhetzler at gmail dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 15:32:27 -0500
- Subject: Re: [1.7.27] cannot redirect output to /dev/clipboard: "write error: Permission denied"
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- References: <CAOh4nmnXb-WRsiHqdTtX+5-4FjBFJ53VkWH4=dN5Hi0mPRkkZg at mail dot gmail dot com> <20140107155305 dot GK2440 at calimero dot vinschen dot de>
On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Jan 7 00:29, Jeremy Hetzler wrote:
>> I am getting errors when using bash redirect syntax to write to
>> /dev/clipboard. Reading works ok.
>>
>> # this does not work
>> $ echo "foo bar" >file.txt
>>
>> $ cat file.txt >/dev/clipboard
>> cat: write error: Permission denied
>
> That's supposed to be fixed in CVS since 2013-12-10. Try a recent
> snapshot.
>
>
> Corinna
>
Works a treat, thanks.
-- Jeremy
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