http://www.thelinuxwiki.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=paste_into_vnc_with_xdotool 2026-05-13T19:27:46Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.21.5 http://www.thelinuxwiki.com/index.php?title=paste_into_vnc_with_xdotool&diff=1300&oldid=prev 2019-07-18T08:35:21Z

<p>Created page with &quot;vnc client = TightVNC Viewer version 1.3.9 this should work for other programs not supporting you clipbaord ==problem== can&#039;t paste into vnc, have to type out commands ==s...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>vnc client = TightVNC Viewer version 1.3.9<br /> <br /> this should work for other programs not supporting you clipbaord<br /> <br /> ==problem== <br /> can't paste into vnc, have to type out commands<br /> <br /> ==solution==<br /> <br /> # install xdotool<br /> # create a keyboard shortcut - this can be done many ways. you can do it directly with the xserver using xbindkeys or you can do it within the &quot;control panel&quot; options of most desktop environments. you need to bind a key combo to the &quot;paste&quot; function.<br /> <br /> example for lxqt desktop<br /> <br /> under panel menu, select Preferences &gt; LXQT Settings &gt; Keyboard shortcuts, then Add...<br /> <br /> set shortcut key combo<br /> <br /> enter for command<br /> sh -c 'sleep 1; xdotool type &quot;$(xclip -o -selection clipboard)&quot;'<br /> or to paste text from mouse highlighted clipboard...<br /> sh -c 'sleep 1; xdotool type &quot;$(xclip -o -selection primary)&quot;'<br /> <br /> # copy and paste!</div>

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