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# Copying File Contents To System Paste Buffer

If you need to copy and paste the contents of a file, the `pbcopy` command can be one of the best ways to accomplish this. Simply `cat` the file and pipe that into `pbcopy` to get the contents of the file into the system paste buffer.

```
$ cat some-file.txt | pbcopy
```

See `man pbcopy` for more details.