---
name: "xpaste"
section: "1x"
platform: "linux"
package: "xpaste"
version: "1.1-15"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xpaste"
---

# xpaste(1x)

pop up a window within which the contents of the primary selection buffer is pasted.

## NAME

xpaste - pop up a window within which the contents of the primary selection buffer is pasted.

## SYNOPSIS

**xpaste**

## DESCRIPTION

Xpaste will create a window containing the current contents of the primary selection buffer. The size of this window is dictated by the length of the longest line in the selection, the number of lines in the selection, and the size of the current font. Variable-width fonts are supported.

Clicking on the **DONE** button causes the window to go away.

## OPTIONS

Xpaste accepts all the standard X Toolkit command line options.

## WIDGETS

The hierarchy of the widgets composing **xpaste** follow. The widget class name is given first, followed by the widget instance name.

```
XPaste	xpaste
	Form	 form
		Command	 done
		AsciiString	 text
```

## SEE ALSO

X(1), [xclipboard(1)](/xclipboard/1.md)

## HISTORY

Written by John DiMarco at the University of Toronto.

## BUGS

Selections containing tabs and/or binary data may cause **xpaste** to size the window incorrectly.