Comment on Show HN: ICanHazData – Data URI Swiss Army KnifeComments−orf9yI get why you might want to make this, but isn't it just a one-liner?echo "data:$(file -b --mime-type somefile);base64,$(base64 somefile)"−chadsciraOP9yYeah, but its a pain in the butt to iterate when doing that, especially when you just want to dump off clipboard, or drag & drop.Also wanted an excuse to play with a few browser features :P.−orf9yAhh I see, I can imagine that being a pain (especially with the clipboard). Nice app!−pvsnp9yHow about this in OSX? echo "data:$(file -b --mime-type filename);base64,$(base64 filename)" | pbcopyor for linux, your favorite variant of pbcopy using xsel or xcopy?Not to say this isn't a great tool.
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I get why you might want to make this, but isn't it just a one-liner?
Yeah, but its a pain in the butt to iterate when doing that, especially when you just want to dump off clipboard, or drag & drop.
Also wanted an excuse to play with a few browser features :P.
Ahh I see, I can imagine that being a pain (especially with the clipboard). Nice app!
How about this in OSX? echo "data:$(file -b --mime-type filename);base64,$(base64 filename)" | pbcopy
or for linux, your favorite variant of pbcopy using xsel or xcopy?
Not to say this isn't a great tool.