# pbcopy > OSX's pbcopy and pbpaste for Linux pbcopy paste data from the clipboard to STDOUT. pbpaste paste data from the clipboard. ## Usage Copy a list of files in your home directory to the OS X clipboard: ```fish $ ls ~ | pbcopy ``` Copy the contents of a file to the clipboard: ```fish $ pbcopy < cookies.txt ``` Copy part of a file to the clipboard ```fish $ grep 'ip address' serverlist.txt | pbcopy ``` Paste from your clipboard to stdout echo `pbpaste` ```fish $ pbpaste ``` Paste from your clipboard to a file ```fish $ pbpaste > clipboard.txt ``` Paste from your clipboard to a file in a remote host ```fish $ pbpaste | ssh username@host 'cat > ~/myclipboard.txt' ```