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  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.




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       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:




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       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.

  COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 1988, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
       See X(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions.

  AUTHOR
       Ralph R. Swick, DEC/MIT Project Athena



















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