From 02ef99a3a66fc0ec40f11b6efd031447f53d280f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Grinberg <13444627+codeswhite@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:41 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Linux clipboard notes reformatted and reordered (#2210) Co-authored-by: Max Grinberg --- README.md | 21 ++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 72f3e62c..2af8c4c5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -132,10 +132,6 @@ On Linux, you can install micro through [snap](https://snapcraft.io/docs/core/in snap install micro --classic ``` -**Note for Linux:** for interfacing with the local system clipboard, `xclip` or `xsel` -must be installed. Please see the section on [Linux clipboard support](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro#linux-clipboard-support) -further below. - Micro is also available through other package managers on Linux such dnf, AUR, Nix, and package managers for other operating systems. These packages are not guaranteed to be up-to-date. @@ -156,6 +152,14 @@ for other operating systems. These packages are not guaranteed to be up-to-date. * macOS with [MacPorts](https://www.macports.org): * `sudo port install micro` +**Note for Linux desktop environments:** + +For interfacing with the local system clipboard, the following tools need to be installed: +* For X11 `xclip` or `xsel` +* For [Wayland](https://wayland.freedesktop.org/) `wl-clipboard` + +Without these tools installed, micro will use an internal clipboard for copy and paste, but it won't be accessible to external applications. + ### Building from source If your operating system does not have a binary release, but does run Go, you can build from source. @@ -195,15 +199,6 @@ If you are using macOS, you should consider using [iTerm2](http://iterm2.com/) i If you still insist on using the default Mac terminal, be sure to set `Use Option key as Meta key` under `Preferences->Profiles->Keyboard` to use option as alt. -### Linux clipboard support - -On Linux, clipboard support requires: - -- On X11, the `xclip` or `xsel` commands (for Ubuntu: `sudo apt install xclip`) -- On Wayland, the `wl-clipboard` command - -If you don't have these commands, micro will use an internal clipboard for copy and paste, but it won't work with external applications. - ### Colors and syntax highlighting If you open micro and it doesn't seem like syntax highlighting is working, this is probably because -- 2.44.0