#!/bin/bash
#
# xpaste2window - types pasted contents into the then-focused X window
#
# $Id$

# original by Vincent Huijgen

# See also xclip
# Note that xclip pastes into the terminal where it is invoked,
# ignoring focus changes. So this script, started at window1:
#
#   echo abc | xclip
#   sleep 5 # and manually move focus to window2
#   xclip -o
#
# will paste "abc" into window1

delay=5
lineout=''
prompt='Paste your input, then hit Enter: '
prompt2='To reuse this input, hit Enter, or paste new input, then hit Enter: '

copypasteloop()
{
  while read -s -p "$prompt" linein
  do
    echo

    case "$linein" in
    '')

      case "$lineout" in
      '')
        echo 'Not pasting an empty line ...'
        continue
        ;;
      esac
      ;;

       *)
        lineout="$linein"
      ;;
    esac

    echo "Focus on an X window; the input will be typed there after $delay seconds..."
    sleep $delay
    xdotool type "$lineout"

    prompt=$prompt2

  done
}

copypasteloop