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 ### clipboard
 
-When set, by default, PB_CLIPBOARD will put the paste url in the X11 primary buffer.
+When set, by default, `PB_CLIPBOARD` will put the paste url in the X11 `primary` buffer. You can modify this behavior by setting `PB_CLIPBOARD_TOOL`, possibly with additional arguments.
 
 ```sh
 PB_CLIPBOARD=1 pb …
 ```
 
+For usability, you'll likely want to export this variable in your shell rc file if this is a feature you want to use regularly.
+
 ## advanced usage
 
 If you have more complex scripting needs (like capturing the uuid for