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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.

      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.





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      -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.

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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