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Quick answer: yank is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install yank. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 26 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What yank is

yank is a terminal emulator for macOS: copy terminal output to clipboard.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/mptre/yank.

How to install yank

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install yank.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install yank on Mac?

Run brew install yank in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is yank open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does yank run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is yank?

It was installed 26 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #5956 in this catalogue.

What version of yank is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.4.0.