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 Command|Description
 ---|---
-`echo a | copy`|Copy `a` to system clipboard.
+`echo a \| copy`|Copy `a` to system clipboard.
 `paste > file.txt`|Paste system clipboard to a file (or pipe).
 
 ## File copy (cp).