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docs: add paste-file-from-clipboard recipe (stevearc/oil.nvim#156)

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Problem: users on macOS want to copy a file in Finder and paste it
into an oil directory. The parser rejects absolute paths, but a
recipe-level solution avoids touching the mutation pipeline entirely.

Solution: add `oil-recipe-paste-file-from-clipboard` recipe that reads
the system clipboard, resolves it as a file path, and copies it into
the current oil directory via `vim.uv.fs_copyfile`.
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Barrett Ruth 2026-03-16 18:13:11 -04:00
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<
*oil-recipe-paste-file-from-clipboard*
Copy a file into the current oil directory by pasting its absolute path from
the system clipboard. Useful on macOS where copying a file in Finder places its
path in the clipboard.
>lua
vim.keymap.set("n", "gp", function()
local oil = require("oil")
local dir = oil.get_current_dir()
if not dir then
return
end
local path = vim.fn.getreg("+"):gsub("\n$", "")
if path == "" or not vim.uv.fs_stat(path) then
vim.notify("Clipboard does not contain a valid file path", vim.log.levels.WARN)
return
end
local name = vim.fn.fnamemodify(path, ":t")
local dest = dir .. name
vim.uv.fs_copyfile(path, dest, function(err)
vim.schedule(function()
if err then
vim.notify("Copy failed: " .. err, vim.log.levels.ERROR)
else
local bufname = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0)
require("oil.view").set_last_cursor(bufname, name)
require("oil.actions").refresh.callback()
end
end)
end)
end, { desc = "Paste file from clipboard path into oil directory" })
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EVENTS *oil-events*

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@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ issues against this fork.
| [#85](https://github.com/stevearc/oil.nvim/issues/85) | Git status column | consolidated into [#121](https://github.com/barrettruth/canola.nvim/issues/121) |
| [#95](https://github.com/stevearc/oil.nvim/issues/95) | Undo after renaming files | open |
| [#117](https://github.com/stevearc/oil.nvim/issues/117) | Move file into new dir via slash in name | consolidated into [#32](https://github.com/barrettruth/canola.nvim/issues/32) |
| [#156](https://github.com/stevearc/oil.nvim/issues/156) | Paste path of files into oil buffer | open |
| [#156](https://github.com/stevearc/oil.nvim/issues/156) | Paste path of files into oil buffer | fixed — added `oil-recipe-paste-file-from-clipboard` |
| [#200](https://github.com/stevearc/oil.nvim/issues/200) | Highlights not working when opening a file | not actionable — cannot reproduce, nvim 0.9.4 |
| [#207](https://github.com/stevearc/oil.nvim/issues/207) | Suppress "no longer available" message | fixed — `cleanup_buffers_on_delete` option |
| [#210](https://github.com/stevearc/oil.nvim/issues/210) | FTP support | open |