GETSNARF(3) GETSNARF(3)
NAME
getsnarf, putsnarf - window system snarf (cut and paste)
buffer
SYNOPSIS
#include <draw.h>
char *getsnarf(void)
void putsnarf(char *text)
DESCRIPTION
Getsnarf and putsnarf access the window system's snarf (cut
and paste) buffer.
Getsnarf returns a copy of the current buffer; the returned
pointer should be freed with free (see malloc(3)) when no
longer needed.
Putsnarf sets the buffer to the text string text.
Callers should assume that the snarf buffer is UTF. If the
window system does not keep the buffer in UTF, getsnarf and
putsnarf will convert as necessary.
SOURCE
/src/libdraw/x11-itrans.c
SEE ALSO
snarfer(1)
BUGS
On OS X, there are two snarf buffers: the Carbon snarf
buffer used by native OS X applications, and the X11 snarf
buffer, used by X11 applications. Whenever new text is
written to the Carbon snarf buffer, the OS X X11 implementa-
tion automatically copies that text to the X11 snarf buffer.
The reverse is not done automatically, arguably a bug in the
X11 server. To work around this, putsnarf writes to both
the Carbon snarf buffer and the X11 snarf buffer. To work
around this bug in remote or non-Plan 9 X11 clients, run
snarfer(1).