Manual page for GET_SELECTION(1)
get_selection - copy the contents of a SunView selection to the standard output
SYNOPSIS
get_selection
[
rank
] [
t seconds
] [
D
]
AVAILABILITY
This command is available with the
SunView User's
software installation option. Refer to
[a manual with the abbreviation INSTALL]
for information on how to install optional software.
DESCRIPTION
get_selection
prints the contents of the indicated
selection
on standard out. A selection is a collection of objects (for instance, characters)
picked with the mouse in the SunView window system.
OPTIONS
- rank
-
Indicate which selection is to be printed:
-
1: primary;
2: secondary;
3: clipboard.
The default is primary.
- t seconds
-
Indicate how many seconds to wait for
the holder of a selection to respond to
a request before giving up. The default is 6 seconds.
- D
-
Debugging. Inquire through a special
debugging service for the selection,
rather than accessing the standard service.
Useful only for debugging window
applications which are clients of the selection library.
EXAMPLE
The following line in a SunView root
menu file provides a menu command
to print the primary selection on the user's default printer:
``Print It'' sh -c get_selection | lpr
SEE ALSO
[a manual with the abbreviation SVBG]
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