Comments on: Transfer Clipboard Text & Source Code From One Mac To Another Over SSH http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/05/transfer-clipboard-text-source-code-between-macs-with-ssh/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Fri, 24 May 2013 05:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: nobidon http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/05/transfer-clipboard-text-source-code-between-macs-with-ssh/#comment-211438 nobidon Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:52:05 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=15639#comment-211438 I like this and I often copy text strings from one computer to another at my same desk. Instead of using an XMPP text message client on both computers I'll start using this instead. I put the command into a scriptName.sh file and then I created a command line alias on both computers to call that script so I just type a few characters on the command line and it sends the clip board content over to the other computer nearly instantly. Very nice, and very fast, and I am the same user in both places so I don't have the sharing the password problem with myself. I like this and I often copy text strings from one computer to another at my same desk. Instead of using an XMPP text message client on both computers I’ll start using this instead. I put the command into a scriptName.sh file and then I created a command line alias on both computers to call that script so I just type a few characters on the command line and it sends the clip board content over to the other computer nearly instantly. Very nice, and very fast, and I am the same user in both places so I don’t have the sharing the password problem with myself.

]]> By: Ian http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/05/transfer-clipboard-text-source-code-between-macs-with-ssh/#comment-195059 Ian Thu, 05 May 2011 20:00:13 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=15639#comment-195059 Why use pbcopy/pbpaste with ssh at all? For large files why not use scp or sftp and transfer the source file? Just throwing that out there. Why use pbcopy/pbpaste with ssh at all? For large files why not use scp or sftp and transfer the source file? Just throwing that out there.

]]> By: David http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/05/transfer-clipboard-text-source-code-between-macs-with-ssh/#comment-195055 David Thu, 05 May 2011 19:33:45 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=15639#comment-195055 Great feedback and tips everyone, thanks for the ideas. Great feedback and tips everyone, thanks for the ideas.

]]> By: GnuGnu http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/05/transfer-clipboard-text-source-code-between-macs-with-ssh/#comment-195054 GnuGnu Thu, 05 May 2011 19:30:24 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=15639#comment-195054 Great tip but the user password thing is an obstacle for random user to random user as musicalpendant suggests On the other hand, from transferring from your own two machines remotely this is really quite nice. One suggestion, if you're sending source code, I would recommend dumping the code into a text file on the remote machine and not the clipboard. Use this command: pbpaste | ssh user@host 'cat > ~/Desktop/source.c' If you append the proper suffix it will automatically code highlight and then open with the default application too. Might make a good tip on it's own... Great tip but the user password thing is an obstacle for random user to random user as musicalpendant suggests On the other hand, from transferring from your own two machines remotely this is really quite nice.

One suggestion, if you’re sending source code, I would recommend dumping the code into a text file on the remote machine and not the clipboard. Use this command:

pbpaste | ssh user@host ‘cat > ~/Desktop/source.c’

If you append the proper suffix it will automatically code highlight and then open with the default application too. Might make a good tip on it’s own…

]]> By: jrod http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/05/transfer-clipboard-text-source-code-between-macs-with-ssh/#comment-195052 jrod Thu, 05 May 2011 19:17:43 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=15639#comment-195052 that could be entirely avoided with ssh keys or by allowing trusted hosts that could be entirely avoided with ssh keys or by allowing trusted hosts

]]> By: musicalpedant http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/05/transfer-clipboard-text-source-code-between-macs-with-ssh/#comment-195048 musicalpedant Thu, 05 May 2011 19:03:31 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=15639#comment-195048 That's pretty cool - up to the point where you say you need Steve's password, at which point I have to stand up and call you all sorts of unflattering names. Don't share passwords. Don't give them out. As a tech blog, you should know better than to promote techniques that involve sharing your password. Shame on you. That’s pretty cool – up to the point where you say you need Steve’s password, at which point I have to stand up and call you all sorts of unflattering names.
Don’t share passwords. Don’t give them out.

As a tech blog, you should know better than to promote techniques that involve sharing your password. Shame on you.

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