How do I redirect output text back into the command line in Linux?

Question

How do I redirect the output and redirect it back into the input. Basically to automatically type the text outputted, into the command line.

Like this command:

$ locate ifcfg-eth0

would normally output:

$ /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

instead of clearing the command and creating a new line I want it to do this

$ /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0(cursor blinking here)

Then see: [How do I set a variable to the output of a command in Bash?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/4651437/1765658) — F. Hauri - Give Up GitHub, Jan 14 '20 at 16:04
I want to add 'vi' command at the beginning of the output so I can edit the located file. — Jeremy Brown, Jan 14 '20 at 16:06

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 16 '22 at 21:52

We can do something like this with a tool named xclip

install xclip on debian

sudo apt-get install xclip

now use

locate ifcfg-eth0 | xclip

to paste the output use

xclip -o

For example: I have a file named scp.sh. I want to locate and run it.

locate scp.sh | xclip

then

xclip -o | bash

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