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Set the OS X clipboard to a rich text link in a Ruby or shell script

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Mar 15, 2026895 views

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I'm trying to generate a report by using a Ruby script to parse an XML document. I'm pulling link text and the actual URL and I'd like to be able to format those in a way that I could simply copy/paste the results into Pages/Numbers and have the hyperlink with correct link text immediately set. Is …

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The output will always include styles. For some reason doesn't include a plain text version on the clipboard so you won't be able to paste anything in plain text views.

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Set the OS X clipboard to a rich text link in a Ruby or shell script

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Fix for: Set the OS X clipboard to a rich text link in a Ruby or shell script

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