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Set-Clipboard — PowerShell command to set content to clipboard. Note: `scb` can be used as an alias for `Set-Clipboa

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Problem

How to use the Set-Clipboard command: PowerShell command to set content to clipboard. Note: scb can be used as an alias for Set-Clipboard. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/set-clipboard>.

Solution

Set-Clipboard — PowerShell command to set content to clipboard. Note: scb can be used as an alias for Set-Clipboard. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/set-clipboard>.

Copy text to the clipboard:

Set-Clipboard -Value "{{text}}"

Copy multiple texts to clipboard separated by new line:

Set-Clipboard -Value @("{{text 1}}", "{{text 2}}", "{{text 3}}")

Copy files or directories to clipboard:

Set-Clipboard -Path "{{path\to\files_or_directories}}"

Copy multiple files:

Set-Clipboard -Path "{{path\to\file1}}","{{path\to\file2}}","{{path\to\file3}}"

Clear the clipboard:

Set-Clipboard ""

Code Snippets

Copy text to the clipboard

Set-Clipboard -Value "{{text}}"

Copy multiple texts to clipboard separated by new line

Set-Clipboard -Value @("{{text 1}}", "{{text 2}}", "{{text 3}}")

Copy files or directories to clipboard

Set-Clipboard -Path "{{path\to\files_or_directories}}"

Copy multiple files

Set-Clipboard -Path "{{path\to\file1}}","{{path\to\file2}}","{{path\to\file3}}"

Clear the clipboard

Set-Clipboard ""

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