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    Copy last command in shell history to clipboard

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    More command line clipboard functionality. This shell function copies the last line in your shell history to the clipboard.

    # Copy last command from shell history into clipboard
    function cl() {
        fc -ln | tail -1 | tr --delete "\n" | xclip -selection clipboard
    }
    

    Tags: bash, linux, zsh

    Categories: technical

    Updated: January 7, 2026

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