nikivdev/code · error

pbcopy exited with status {}

Error message

pbcopy exited with status {}

What it means

Error "pbcopy exited with status {}" thrown in nikivdev/code.

Source

Thrown at src/failure.rs:757

fn copy_to_clipboard(text: &str) -> Result<bool> {
    if std::env::var("FLOW_NO_CLIPBOARD").is_ok() {
        return Ok(false);
    }

    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
    {
        let mut child = Command::new("pbcopy")
            .stdin(Stdio::piped())
            .spawn()
            .context("failed to spawn pbcopy")?;

        if let Some(stdin) = child.stdin.as_mut() {
            stdin.write_all(text.as_bytes())?;
        }

        let status = child.wait()?;
        if !status.success() {
            bail!("pbcopy exited with status {}", status);
        }
    }

    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
    {
        let result = Command::new("xclip")
            .arg("-selection")
            .arg("clipboard")
            .stdin(Stdio::piped())
            .spawn();

        let mut child = match result {
            Ok(child) => child,
            Err(_) => Command::new("xsel")
                .arg("--clipboard")
                .arg("--input")
                .stdin(Stdio::piped())
                .spawn()

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/failure.rs:757 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of nikivdev/code@a747e741ae (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7722aac64305799f. Report an issue: GitHub.