| name | klipper-ops |
| description | Read, clear, and push entries to the Klipper clipboard history via D-Bus. Use when the user wants to inspect what's been copied recently, clear sensitive history, or programmatically stage clipboard content. |
Klipper Operations
Klipper is Plasma's clipboard manager. D-Bus interface: org.kde.klipper /klipper.
Read
qdbus org.kde.klipper /klipper getClipboardContents
qdbus org.kde.klipper /klipper getClipboardHistoryMenu
qdbus org.kde.klipper /klipper getClipboardHistoryItem 0
Write
qdbus org.kde.klipper /klipper setClipboardContents "text to push"
Clear history
qdbus org.kde.klipper /klipper clearClipboardHistory
qdbus org.kde.klipper /klipper clearClipboardContents
Notes
- Klipper config:
~/.config/klipperrc — MaxClipItems, IgnoreSelection, KeepClipboardContents.
- For sensitive workflows, add app patterns to the ignore list in
klipperrc [General] IgnoreSelection=true plus per-app rules.
- On Wayland, clipboard access requires the source app's window to have been focused at copy time; some apps (password managers) deliberately bypass Klipper history.