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tags: [tldr, common]
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# yank

> Read input from `stdin` and display a selection interface that allows a field to be selected and copied to the clipboard.
> More information: <https://manned.org/yank>.

- Yank using the default delimiters (, 
, 
, \s, 	):

`{{sudo dmesg}} | yank`

- Yank an entire line:

`{{sudo dmesg}} | yank -l`

- Yank using a specific delimiter:

`{{echo hello=world}} | yank -d {{=}}`

- Only yank fields matching a specific pattern:

`{{ps ux}} | yank -g "{{[0-9]+}}"`