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My Hazel is watching a special folder for RTF files and I want to get the content of any new RTF file in my clipboard. I am using a shell script for that:

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#!/bin/bash
textutil -convert txt -stdout $1 | pbcopy


This works in the Terminal, but not in Hazel, I am always getting an empty clipboard there.

Is there a solution for this?

A couple things to look at:
- Use the full path to any files/programs referenced. Hazel runs in a different context than in Terminal and you can't rely on the same environment variables.
- Use double-quotes around $1 ("$1"). If there are spaces in the path, it won't work unless you quote the argument.

Thanks for the fast reply!

The path was not the problem (tried that before), but the double-quotes solved my issue. Thanks again, topic solved!