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fix: mark macOS clipboard copies transient
banteg May 7, 2026
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fix: avoid recopying changed clipboard
banteg May 7, 2026
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26 changes: 23 additions & 3 deletions src/platform/darwin.sh
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# This file is licensed under the GPLv2+. Please see COPYING for more information.

clip() {
copy_concealed() {
if command -v osascript &>/dev/null; then
osascript -l JavaScript \
-e 'ObjC.import("AppKit")' \
-e 'ObjC.import("Foundation")' \
-e 'const input = $.NSFileHandle.fileHandleWithStandardInput.readDataToEndOfFile' \
-e 'const text = $.NSString.alloc.initWithDataEncoding(input, $.NSUTF8StringEncoding)' \
-e 'const pasteboard = $.NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard' \
-e 'pasteboard.clearContents' \
-e 'pasteboard.setStringForType(text, $.NSPasteboardTypeString)' \
-e 'pasteboard.setDataForType($.NSData.data, "org.nspasteboard.ConcealedType")' \
-e 'pasteboard.setDataForType($.NSData.data, "org.nspasteboard.TransientType")' \
-e 'pasteboard.setDataForType($.NSData.data, "org.nspasteboard.AutoGeneratedType")' \
-e 'undefined'
else
pbcopy
fi
}

local sleep_argv0="password store sleep for user $(id -u)"
pkill -f "^$sleep_argv0" 2>/dev/null && sleep 0.5
local before="$(pbpaste | $BASE64)"
echo -n "$1" | pbcopy
local secret="$(printf "%s" "$1" | $BASE64)"
printf "%s" "$1" | copy_concealed || die "Error: could not copy password to clipboard."
(
( exec -a "$sleep_argv0" sleep "$CLIP_TIME" )
local now="$(pbpaste | $BASE64)"
[[ $now != $(echo -n "$1" | $BASE64) ]] && before="$now"
echo "$before" | $BASE64 -d | pbcopy
[[ $now != "$secret" ]] && exit
printf "%s\n" "$before" | $BASE64 -d | copy_concealed
) >/dev/null 2>&1 & disown
echo "Copied $2 to clipboard. Will clear in $CLIP_TIME seconds."
}
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