How can I copy the contents of a file to use in applications with file-dragging functionality?

Question

For context, when I want to share a file with someone in Discord or Facebook Messenger, I need to open a GUI file manager and either drag the file or ctrl+c ctrl+v it and the application fully uploads the file. Is there any way to get a similar functionality in vifm? Meaning, the ability to copy a file's content in its entirety.

Answer 1

It's not the content that is copied. It's still just a path, but with a special metadata that says that it's a file.

You can try combining commands from this wiki page and this answer. For tests do something like:

:!echo %c:p | xclip -i -selection clipboard -t text/uri-list

If that works for you, make it into a command or a mapping.