How can I control which command micro uses for copy/paste operations?

[antoine2711]

I would like to control which command micro calls for coping and for pasting.

There don't seems to be a preference/configuration for that. Did I miss it?
Otherwise, where in the code can I change that?

Regards, Antoine

[mikek88]

Check this page: https://gist.github.com/rochacbruno/9e4f4c471e849276f11562272db446b0

Specifically, the first link on that page.

[antoine2711]

You mean the link to the documentation? I've read it many times.

https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/blob/master/runtime/help/defaultkeys.md

Regards, Antoine

[mikek88]

Yep. And the first line on that page says to run "help keybindings" in micro, which gives an example at around line 28.

[antoine2711]

@mkerna : I understand that you can rebind any key, and that you can write plugins. My question was more precise. When you use the clipboard in micro, you can choose 1 of 3 modes. The mode external calls tools, either xclip, xsel, wl-clipboard or pbcopy/pbpaste, depending on your OS, and it does so in a specific order. I'm asking if that can be controled, and if not, in which .go file and at what line it can be modified.

Regards, Antoine

[niten94]

There is no option where the commands used with copy and paste can be changed but micro-clip is used if it is in $PATH. A script or symbolic link named micro-clip can be created but this is how it is run in micro:

• micro-clip -i reg is run when copying text with content written in standard input
• micro-clip -o reg is run when pasting text with content read in standard output
• reg is clipboard or primary

There is nothing written about micro-clip in documentation but an explanation could be added. It is added as one of the programs that can be used in commit 03ae049. I think #938 is the only issue about changing the commands used that is still open, but it was opened before micro-clip was supported.

[antoine2711]

but micro-clip is used if it is in $PATH.

Perfect. That's what I needed to know. Thanks.

There is nothing written about micro-clip in documentation but an explanation could be added.

I'll do a PR for that. runtime/help/copypaste.md seams a good place to put it.

Regards, Antoine