By default, xcutsel will use the selection named PRIMARY and the cut buffer CUT_BUFFER0. Either or both of these can be overridden by command line arguments or by resources.

An xcutsel window has the following buttons:

quit

When this button is pressed, xcutsel exits. Any selections held by xcutsel are automatically released.

copy PRIMARY to 0

When this button is pressed, xcutsel copies the current selection into the cut buffer.

copy 0 to PRIMARY

When this button is pressed, xcutsel converts the current contents of the cut buffer into the selection.

The button labels reflect the selection and cutbuffer selected by command line options or through the resource database.

When the ``copy 0 to PRIMARY'' button is activated, the button will remain inverted as long as xcutsel remains the owner of the selection. This serves to remind you which client owns the current selection. Note that the value of the selection remains constant; if the cutbuffer is changed, you must again activate the copy button to retrieve the new value when desired.

-selection name

This option specifies the name of the selection to use. The default is PRIMARY. The only supported abbreviations for this option are ``-select'', ``-sel'' and ``-s'', as the standard toolkit option ``-selectionTimeout'' has a similar name.

-cutbuffer number

This option specifies the cut buffer to use. The default is cut buffer 0.

selection (class Selection)

This resource specifies the name of the selection to use. The default is PRIMARY.

cutBuffer (class CutBuffer)

This resource specifies the number of the cut buffer to use. The default is 0.

sel-cut (class Command)

This is the ``copy SELECTION to BUFFER'' button.

cut-sel (class Command)

This is the ``copy BUFFER to SELECTION'' button.

quit (class Command)

This is the ``quit'' button.