1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gui/draw/snarf.go b/gui/draw/snarf.go
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+++ b/gui/draw/snarf.go
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+package draw
+
+import "os"
+
+// Snarf puts text on the system snarf buffer, which is what every other
+// program on the system means by "copy".
+func Snarf(dev, text string) error {
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(dev+"/snarf", os.O_WRONLY|os.O_TRUNC, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	_, err = f.WriteString(text)
+	return err
+}