OSC 52 Clipboard

OSC 52: Copy to Local Clipboard Over SSH

When working on a remote server over SSH, copying text to your local clipboard requires extra steps. OSC 52 escape sequences solve this by sending clipboard data through the terminal connection directly to your local machine. The Problem On a remote server accessed via SSH, standard clipboard tools like xclip or wl-copy operate on the remote system’s clipboard (if one exists). There’s no direct way to copy file contents or command output to the local machine’s clipboard without manually selecting and copying from the terminal. ...

January 18, 2026 · 3 min · Will
Mobile Terminal

Claude Code on Mobile: Using tmux and Termius for Coding from Your Phone

I’ve been using Claude Code (Anthropic’s CLI coding assistant) for a few months now, and one thing that kept bugging me was being tethered to my desk. What if I wanted to kick off a long-running task while away from my computer? Or review what Claude had done while sitting on the couch? The solution turned out to be surprisingly simple: tmux on a home server + Termius on my phone. ...

December 31, 2025 · 4 min · Will