how can I paste copied-clipboard text to a file from terminal?

Question

I have copied something from Internet and I want that copied text to get copied to a file. But how can I copy that text without using mouse or any command like Ctrl+V. I want to do this from terminal. How can I do that in Ubuntu 12.04?

Answer 1

Using xclip.
For writing clipboard to file, overriding existing content:

xclip -o > /path/to/file.txt

or for appending clipboard to file:

xclip -o >> /path/to/file.txt

Answer 2

If you don't want (or you can't) install extra software, you can do it with cat

cat > /path/to/file.txt

after this the terminal waits user input, so you can paste from your clipboard:

Ctrl + Shift + v

Then press Enter

And exit cat with Ctrl + c

I learned this while watching:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDddKmdLEdg

Answer 3

copy to clipboard then

xsel -o >> note.txt

but it not include new line "\n"

用件、用例(scenario): I input some Japanese 言葉 on google.translate.com then I'd like to take a note to save input history for review it later.

Answer 4

Press Ctrl + Shift + C to Copy

Press Ctrl + Shift + V to Paste