toHaveClipboardText

Assert that the terminal has captured specific text via OSC 52 clipboard write.

Signature

expect(term).toHaveClipboardText(text: string)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
text	string	Expected clipboard text

Usage

// Assert clipboard content after an OSC 52 write
expect(term).toHaveClipboardText("copied text")

// Negation
expect(term).not.toHaveClipboardText("wrong text")

Accepts

Target	Supported
term (Terminal with clipboardWrites)	Yes
term.screen	No
term.cell(r, c)	No

Notes

• This matcher checks the clipboardWrites array on the Terminal object
• OSC 52 is the escape sequence terminals use to set clipboard content
• The matcher checks if the text appears in any clipboard write, not just the most recent one
• Does not support auto-retry (no timeout option)

See Also

• toHaveTitle - terminal title (also set via OSC)
• toBeInMode - terminal mode assertion