Since they are "saved to clipboard", the contents must be stored somewhere.
Are they stored in a file?
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You seem to be lacking an understanding of clipboards in Linux. There are 3 usually available to users.
These clipboards are called "Selections"
There is:
PRIMARY - This is normally used for middle mouse button = copy/paste
SECONDARY - Normally not used by much, but it exists. Usually as an in app specific copy and paste.
CLIPBOARD - Usually Ctrl+c and Ctrl+v style copy and paste.
All of them are stored, by default in memory of the controlling application (usually Xorg, but not always). And every child application has access to it.
Clipboard monitors and managers exist that can monitor the clipboards and store their contents in a file, or more commonly, let you review your clipboard history.
I tried Glipper and Parcellite, because they were on the repos. I ended using Diodon because neither of them worked well for me. One of them (I don't remember know which) had a bug that made it copy every single letter from a selection to the clipboard:
If I selected "foo bar" from left to right, I would get
"f"
"fo"
"foo"
"foo "
"foo b"
etc
in the clipboard.
I was using Diodon in 11.04 and I got back to it, even via a third PPA, in 11.10. It works great.
Best Answer
You seem to be lacking an understanding of clipboards in Linux. There are 3 usually available to users.
These clipboards are called "Selections"
There is:
All of them are stored, by default in memory of the controlling application (usually Xorg, but not always). And every child application has access to it.
Clipboard monitors and managers exist that can monitor the clipboards and store their contents in a file, or more commonly, let you review your clipboard history.