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# clipboard
The `clipboard` provides methods to do copy/paste operations. An example of
writing a string to clipboard:
```javascript
var clipboard = require('clipboard');
clipboard.writeText('Example String');
```
On X Window systems, there is also a selection clipboard, to manipulate in it
you need to pass `selection` to each method:
```javascript
var clipboard = require('clipboard');
clipboard.writeText('Example String', 'selection');
console.log(clipboard.readText('selection'));
```
## clipboard.readText([type])
* `type` String
Returns the content in clipboard as plain text.
## clipboard.writeText(text[, type])
* `text` String
* `type` String
Writes the `text` into clipboard as plain text.
## clipboard.clear([type])
* `type` String
Clears everything in clipboard.
## clipboard.has(format[, type])
* `format` String
* `type` String
Returns whether clipboard has data in specified `format`.
**Note:** This API is experimental and could be removed in future.
## clipboard.read(format[, type])
* `format` String
* `type` String
Reads the data in clipboard of the `format`.
**Note:** This API is experimental and could be removed in future.