Copying Commands

Copying Commands

Copying is Snipdeck's quickest path: resolve a Snip's template and put the finished command on your clipboard to paste wherever you like.

Copy a command

1. On a Snip card, click Copy.
2. If the Snip has parameters (or a description), the fill flyout opens. Fill in the parameters; the preview shows the resolved command live.
3. Click Copy. The resolved command is on your clipboard.

If a Snip has no parameters and no description, Copy skips the flyout and copies the template straight away.

The preview and copy gating

The Copy button enables only once every {token} in the template is resolved — either filled in, or supplied by a default. Until then it stays disabled, so you can't accidentally copy a command with a literal {token} still in it. See Parameters and Shared Parameters for how tokens are resolved.

Usage tracking

Copying counts as using a Snip: it increments the Snip's usage count and updates its "last used" time, which feeds the Most used and Recent categories on the Home launcher.

Copy vs Run

Copy hands you the command to paste into your own terminal. If you'd rather execute it inside Snipdeck — with a live terminal and a recorded, searchable history — use Run instead. See Running Commands.