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14 changes: 13 additions & 1 deletion paste-image.tmux
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Expand Up @@ -14,7 +14,19 @@ get_tmux_option() {

# Get the directory of the current script to reliably find our `paster.sh`
# Use readlink to resolve the absolute path, works with run-shell
SCRIPT_PATH="$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")"
# macOS compatible: use greadlink if available, otherwise fall back
_resolve_path() {
if command -v greadlink &> /dev/null; then
greadlink -f "$1"
elif readlink -f /tmp &> /dev/null 2>&1; then
readlink -f "$1"
else
# macOS fallback: resolve manually
local dir="$(cd "$(dirname "$1")" && pwd)"
echo "$dir/$(basename "$1")"
fi
}
SCRIPT_PATH="$(_resolve_path "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")"
CURRENT_DIR="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_PATH")"
PASTER_SCRIPT="$CURRENT_DIR/scripts/paster.sh"

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25 changes: 18 additions & 7 deletions scripts/paster.sh
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Expand Up @@ -13,15 +13,24 @@ if [ -z "$1" ]; then
fi

# The directory where screenshots will be saved.
SCREENSHOT_DIR="$1"
# Expand ~ and $HOME properly (handles tilde from tmux config)
SCREENSHOT_DIR="${1/#\~/$HOME}"
SCREENSHOT_DIR="${SCREENSHOT_DIR/#\$HOME/$HOME}"
mkdir -p "$SCREENSHOT_DIR"

# --- Dependency Check ---

# Check for xclip (X11) or wl-paste (Wayland).
if ! command -v xclip &> /dev/null && ! command -v wl-paste &> /dev/null; then
tmux display-message "[tmux-paste-image] Error: Please install 'xclip' or 'wl-paste'."
exit 1
# Check for pngpaste (macOS), xclip (X11), or wl-paste (Wayland).
if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
if ! command -v pngpaste &> /dev/null; then
tmux display-message "[tmux-paste-image] Error: Please install 'pngpaste' (brew install pngpaste)."
exit 1
fi
else
if ! command -v xclip &> /dev/null && ! command -v wl-paste &> /dev/null; then
tmux display-message "[tmux-paste-image] Error: Please install 'xclip' or 'wl-paste'."
exit 1
fi
fi

# --- Main Logic ---
Expand All @@ -30,8 +39,10 @@ fi
FILENAME="image_$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S).png"
FILE_PATH="$SCREENSHOT_DIR/$FILENAME"

# Save the clipboard content to the file, checking for Wayland vs. X11.
if [ -n "$WAYLAND_DISPLAY" ]; then
# Save the clipboard content to the file, checking platform.
if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
pngpaste "$FILE_PATH"
elif [ -n "$WAYLAND_DISPLAY" ]; then
wl-paste --type image/png > "$FILE_PATH"
else
xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png -o > "$FILE_PATH"
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