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We all know the saying: in linux, everything is a file.
My question is: how is the clipboard handled in linux? Is it an accessible and definite file? Would it be possible to read it with a cat or to write in it with a redirection, for example? (Given you have sufficient privilege)
If my assumption is correct, where is it located, and is it implementation distribution-specific?
It's not really "everything is a file" it's "everything looks like a file" . Think APIs, not physical files. – MZB – 2019-02-15T13:08:12.393