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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Intersystem communication via clipboard over SSH!
+# Transmits data using the clipboard via SSH session.
+#
+# Description:
+#
+# xclip-ssh does what the same says - xclip over SSH.
+# Works even with a remote host in a .onion service!
+# And even between virtual machines!
+#
+# Works around the following PoC:
+#
+# ssh -X <server>      # log in the remote system
+# DISPLAY=:0 xclip -o  # extracts remote's clipboard
+#
+# Usage:
+#
+# xclip-ssh send    <server> [stdin|data]
+# xclip-ssh receive <server> [stdout|xclip]
+#
+# Examples:
+#
+# cat /path/to/file | xclip-ssh send server
+# xclip-ssh send server "some text"
+# xclip-ssh receive server stdout > saved.txt
+
+# Parameters
+BASENAME="`basename $0`"
+ACTION="$1"
+SERVER="$2"
+STORE="$3"
+
+# Display usage
+function xclip_ssh_usage {
+  echo "usage: $BASENAME <send|receive> <server> [data]"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+# Send data
+function xclip_ssh_send {
+  if [ -z "$STORE" ]; then
+    STORE="xclip"
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$STORE" == "xclip" ]; then
+    CONTENT="`xclip -o`"
+  elif [ "$STORE" == "stdin" ]; then
+    mapfile -t CONTENT
+    #printf '%s\n' "${CONTENT[@]}"
+  else
+    shift 2
+    CONTENT="$*"
+  fi
+
+  # See https://askubuntu.com/questions/804095/how-do-i-disable-the-message-of-the-day-motd-on-ubuntu-14-04
+  ssh -q -X $SERVER bash <<EOF
+  ##### BEGIN REMOTE SCRIPT #####
+  if ! which xclip &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "$BASENAME: missing xclip in the remote server"
+  else
+    echo ${CONTENT[@]} | DISPLAY=:0 xclip
+  fi
+  ##### END REMOTE SCRIPT #######
+EOF
+}
+
+# Receive data helper
+function xclip_ssh_helper {
+  ssh -q -X $SERVER bash <<EOF
+  ##### BEGIN REMOTE SCRIPT #####
+  if ! which xclip &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "$BASENAME: missing xclip in the remote server"
+  else
+    DISPLAY=:0 xclip -o
+  fi
+  ##### END REMOTE SCRIPT #######
+EOF
+}
+
+# Receive data
+function xclip_ssh_receive {
+  if [ -z "$STORE" ]; then
+    STORE="xclip"
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$STORE" == "stdout" ]; then
+    xclip_ssh_helper
+    echo ""
+  else
+    xclip_ssh_helper | xclip -i
+  fi
+}
+
+# Check
+if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+  xclip_ssh_usage
+elif [ "$ACTION" != "send" ] && [ "$ACTION" != "receive" ]; then
+  xclip_ssh_usage
+elif ! which xclip &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "$BASENAME: please install xclip"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Dispatch
+xclip_ssh_$ACTION $*