Tony Baechler <tony at baechler.net> wrote: > but I can think of cases where one would want a permanent > copy in a file for use later. Just one example might be in cases where > the machine needs to be rebooted (like a kernel upgrade) and a command > needs to be run after the reboot which was copied into the clipboard. Here's one way to do that. * Make a selection. * Cut. * execute cat > stuff.txt * Paste. * Hit ctrl-d to indicate end-of-file. * Voila! -- Chris