xclip -loops for pass

[Dirk Braunschweiger]

Hey Martin,

this feature really sounds great. I did not know about the -loops
parameter. For pasting the pastword it would be a good solution.

Concerning the username feature: I would really like this! Currently I
have some local changes for using the second clipboard to store the
username. But beeing able to post the username once and afterwards the
password once sounds like a better solution.

Best regards,
Dirk

On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 07:21:54PM +0200, martin f. krafft wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I just had a bit of fun with `pass`, and one of the things I did was try to
> come up with a wrapper that would put the username on the clipboard until it
> was pasted, and then the password, until it was pasted. I used `xclip -loops
> 1` for that.
>
> And this made me realise: `pass` uses `xclip` internally, right? Why the 45
> second wait and overwrite? `xclip -loops 1` makes the password available
> once exactly, and after a paste, the clipboard is empty.
>
> What's more: wouldn't this be cool functionality? `pass both
> example.org/uid` and I get the username for one paste, and then the password
> for one paste?
>
> Looking forward to your thoughts…
>
> Best,
>
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