diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+zig-cache
+zig-out
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
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+++ b/build.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
+    // Standard target options allows the person running `zig build` to choose
+    // what target to build for. Here we do not override the defaults, which
+    // means any target is allowed, and the default is native. Other options
+    // for restricting supported target set are available.
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+
+    // Standard release options allow the person running `zig build` to select
+    // between Debug, ReleaseSafe, ReleaseFast, and ReleaseSmall.
+    const mode = b.standardReleaseOptions();
+
+    const exe = b.addExecutable("clipboard", "src/main.zig");
+    exe.setTarget(target);
+    exe.setBuildMode(mode);
+    if (std.builtin.os.tag == .linux) {
+        exe.linkLibC();
+        exe.addIncludeDir("/usr/include/");
+        exe.linkSystemLibrary("X11");
+    }
+    if (std.builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
+        // exe.linkLibC();
+        // exe.addIncludeDir("/usr/include/");
+        // exe.linkSystemLibrary("X11");
+    }
+    exe.install();
+
+    const run_cmd = exe.run();
+    run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
+    if (b.args) |args| {
+        run_cmd.addArgs(args);
+    }
+
+    const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the app");
+    run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+}
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+const c = @cImport({
+    @cInclude("limits.h");
+    @cInclude("X11/Xlib.h");
+});
+
+fn printSelection(display: *c.Display, window: c.Window, bufname: [*c]const u8, fmtname: [*c]const u8, writer: anytype) !bool {
+    var ressize: c_ulong = undefined;
+    var restail: c_ulong = undefined;
+    var resbits: c_int = undefined;
+    var bufid = c.XInternAtom(display, bufname, c.False);
+    var fmtid = c.XInternAtom(display, fmtname, c.False);
+    var propid = c.XInternAtom(display, "XSEL_DATA", c.False);
+    var incrid = c.XInternAtom(display, "INCR", c.False);
+    var event: c.XEvent = undefined;
+
+    _ = c.XSelectInput(display, window, c.PropertyChangeMask);
+    _ = c.XConvertSelection(display, bufid, fmtid, propid, window, c.CurrentTime);
+    _ = c.XNextEvent(display, &event);
+    while (event.type != c.SelectionNotify or event.xselection.selection != bufid)
+        _ = c.XNextEvent(display, &event);
+
+    if (event.xselection.property > 0) {
+        var result: [*c]u8 = undefined;
+        _ = c.XGetWindowProperty(display, window, propid, 0, c.LONG_MAX / 4, c.True, c.AnyPropertyType, &fmtid, &resbits, &ressize, &restail, &result);
+        defer _ = c.XFree(result);
+        if (fmtid != incrid)
+            try writer.print("{s}", .{result});
+
+        if (fmtid == incrid) {
+            ressize = 1;
+            while (ressize > 0) {
+                _ = c.XNextEvent(display, &event);
+                while (event.type != c.PropertyNotify or event.xproperty.atom != propid or event.xproperty.state != c.PropertyNewValue) {
+                    _ = c.XNextEvent(display, &event);
+                }
+
+                _ = c.XGetWindowProperty(display, window, propid, 0, c.LONG_MAX / 4, c.True, c.AnyPropertyType, &fmtid, &resbits, &ressize, &restail, &result);
+                defer _ = c.XFree(result);
+                try writer.print("{s}", .{result});
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    } else // request failed, e.g. owner can't convert to the target format
+    return false;
+}
+
+pub fn main() !u8 {
+    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+    var display: *c.Display = c.XOpenDisplay(null).?;
+    defer _ = c.XCloseDisplay(display);
+    const default_screen = c.XDefaultScreen(display);
+    var color = c.XBlackPixel(display, default_screen);
+    var window = c.XCreateSimpleWindow(display, c.XDefaultRootWindow(display), 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, color, color);
+    defer _ = c.XDestroyWindow(display, window);
+    var result = (try printSelection(display, window, "CLIPBOARD", "UTF8_STRING", stdout)) or
+        (try printSelection(display, window, "CLIPBOARD", "STRING", stdout));
+    if (result)
+        return 0;
+    return 1;
+}