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…d-tip Add tip box: output to clipboard via .once |pbcopy
duckdb · Feb 14, 2025 · f32f95b · f32f95b
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+> Tip macOS users can copy the results to their clipboards using [`pbcopy`](https://ss64.com/mac/pbcopy.html) by using `.once` to output to `pbcopy` via a pipe: `.once |pbcopy`
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+> Combining this with the `.headers off` and `.mode lines` options can be particularly effective.
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 ## Querying the Database Schema
 
 All DuckDB clients support [querying the database schema with SQL]({% link docs/sql/meta/information_schema.md %}), but the CLI has additional [dot commands]({% link docs/clients/cli/dot_commands.md %}) that can make it easier to understand the contents of a database.