GET_SELECTION(1) — USER COMMANDS

NAME

get_selection − copy the contents of a SunView selection to the standard output

SYNOPSIS

get_selection [ rank ] [ t seconds ] [ D ]

AVAILABILITY

This command is available with the SunView 1 User’s software installation option. Refer to Installing the SunOS for information on how to install optional software.

DESCRIPTION

get_selection prints the contents of the indicated selection on standard out. A selection is a collection of objects (for instance, characters) picked with the mouse in the SunView window system.

OPTIONS

rank Indicate which selection is to be printed:

1: primary;
2: secondary;
3: clipboard.

The default is primary.

t seconds Indicate how many seconds to wait for the holder of a selection to respond to a request before giving up. The default is 6 seconds.

D Debugging. Inquire through a special debugging service for the selection, rather than accessing the standard service. Useful only for debugging window applications which are clients of the selection library.

EXAMPLE

The following line in a SunView root menu file provides a menu command to print the primary selection on the user’s default printer:

“Print It” csh −c get_selection | lpr

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