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From: evans@decvax.DEC.COM (Marc Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: xterm/dxterm selection into pipe?
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Date: 4 Feb 91 12:45:52 GMT
References: <1991Jan29.162418@amdew.llnl.gov>
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In article <1991Jan29.162418@amdew.llnl.gov>, sowa@amdew.llnl.gov (Erik C. Sowa) writes:
|> I would like to be able to pipe the contents of the highlighted
|> selection in a terminal window (xterm or dxterm) into various commands,
|> principally lpr. This would give me a "print selection" capability. Any
|> solutions out there? BTW, I am running ultrix 4.0 / DECwindows, but I
|> have the R4 clients.

How about running another xterm/dxterm in which you execute something like

	$ cat - | {desired_command}

And then just paste the region into this window, followed by a ^D (Control-D or
EOF)? In the case of the lpr command you should be able to just say 

	$ lpr

and then paste the information and send an EOF.

- Marc

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