How to send data to local clipboard from a remote SSH session

Question

Borderline ServerFault question, but I\'m programming some shell scripts, so I\'m trying here first :)

Most *nixes have a command that will let you pipe/red

Answer 1

Found a great solution that doesn't require a reverse ssh connection!

You can use xclip on the remote host, along with ssh X11 forwarding & XQuartz on the OSX system.

To set this up:

1. Install XQuartz (I did this with soloist + pivotal_workstation::xquartz recipe, but you don't have to)
2. Run XQuartz.app
3. Open XQuartz Preferences (+,)
4. Make sure "Enable Syncing" and "Update Pasteboard when CLIPBOARD changes" are checked
5. ssh -X remote-host "echo 'hello from remote-host' | xclip -selection clipboard"