./pasteboard --help
NAME
pasteboard - set or get Mac OS X pasteboard string
SYNOPSIS
pasteboard "Pasteboard Name" put[set]|get "String To Set"
DESCRIPTION
pasteboard allows you set or get a string in Mac OS X pasteboard
It supports private (named) pasteboards as well as global "general" and "find" pasteboards
It can be used for interprocess communication through private pasteboards
You can use either "put" or "set" command for putting the string in the pasteboard