From fa549aa5f78e6359d2c2c569e949f39c86c23c4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arun Prakash Jana Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 17:50:31 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Update README --- README.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3ca10820..af614d8e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -385,7 +385,11 @@ This is particularly useful if you are planning to copy the whole string to the A very common scenario on headless remote servers connected via SSH. As the clipboard is missing, `nnn` copies the path names to the tmp file `/tmp/nnncp`. -To use the copied paths from the cmdline, use command substitution: +`nnn` needs to know X is unavailable: + + export NNN_NO_X=1 + +Use ^Y and/or ^K to copy file paths as usual. To use the copied paths from the cmdline, use command substitution: # bash/zsh ls -ltr `cat /tmp/nnncp`