copy output of command with alt-o

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+#!/bin/sh
+# Using external pipe with st, give a dmenu prompt of recent commands,
+# allowing the user to copy the output of one.
+# xclip required for this script.
+# By Jaywalker and Luke
+tmpfile=$(mktemp /tmp/st-cmd-output.XXXXXX)
+trap 'rm "$tmpfile"' 0 1 15
+sed -n "w $tmpfile"
+ps1="$(grep "\S" "$tmpfile" | tail -n 1 | cut -d' ' -f1)"
+chosen="$(grep -F "$ps1" "$tmpfile" | sed '$ d' | tac | dmenu -p "Copy which command's output?" -i -l 10 | sed 's/[^^]/[&]/g; s/\^/\\^/g')"
+eps1="$(echo "$ps1" | sed 's/[^^]/[&]/g; s/\^/\\^/g')"
+awk "/^$chosen$/{p=1;print;next} p&&/^$eps1/{p=0};p" "$tmpfile" | xclip -selection clipboard