Clip command

Updated: 11/12/2023 by Computer Hope

The clip command redirects the output of command line tools to the Windows clipboard. This text output can then be pasted to other programs.

Availability

Clip is an external command and is available for the following Microsoft operating systems.

Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 10
Windows 11

Clip syntax

CLIP

Clip examples

echo Computer Hope | clip

Uses the echo command to print "Computer Hope" to the clipboard. The "Computer Hope" text can be replaced with anything you'd like to be copied to the clipboard.

dir | clip

Uses the dir command to place a copy of the current directory listing into the Windows clipboard.

clip < readme.txt

Places a copy of the text from readme.txt on to the Windows clipboard.

echo off | clip

Clear the contents of the Windows clipboard.

ipconfig /all | clip

Use the ipconfig command to display all network information and output the contents to the Windows clipboard.