# Using open, pbcopy and pbpaste over SSH

DevFeed: [Using open, pbcopy and pbpaste over SSH](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/using-open-pbcopy-and-pbpaste-over-ssh-37821.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://carlosbecker.com/posts/pbcopy-pbpaste-open-ssh/>)

Author: Carlos Alexandro Becker

Published: 2023-04-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Carlos Becker](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/carlos-becker.md>)

Topics: [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>), [macOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/macos.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser.md>), [Go](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/go.md>)

Tags: [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/client.md>), [commands](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/commands.md>), [go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [vim](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vim.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on extending a macOS-to-Linux SSH workflow with clipboard sharing and browser launching. It describes using client-side services and SSH connections to make pbcopy, pbpaste, and open work across the two machines, including shell scripts and a small Go service.

## Source excerpt

Having your favorite commands available over SSH can be very convenient.