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| The Write to a File and [[action:Append Text to a File|Append Text to a File]] actions allow you to write a variety of things to a file on disk. | The Write to a File and [[action:Append Text to a File|Append Text to a File]] actions allow you to write a variety of things to a file on disk. | ||
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| + | **Warning: Ensure you specify a file path, not a path to a directory - this action uses an Apple API that can overwrite directories, destroying them completely.** | ||
| Write or append the current system clipboard, a named clipboard, a variable, some text or some styled text (you can write but cannot append styled text). | Write or append the current system clipboard, a named clipboard, a variable, some text or some styled text (you can write but cannot append styled text). | ||
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| Note the difference between the Write and Append actions: Write changes the entire contents of the file on disk while Append adds the new content at the end of the file. | Note the difference between the Write and Append actions: Write changes the entire contents of the file on disk while Append adds the new content at the end of the file. | ||
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| + | For text, the action allows you to control what text processing happens in the gear menu (7.2+) : | ||
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| + | * Process Text Normally (process text tokens and backslash characters) | ||
| + | * Process Text Tokens Only (process text tokens but not backslash characters) | ||
| + | * Process Nothing (process neither text tokens nor backslash characters) | ||
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| + | Most other [Text Fields](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Text_Fields) in Keyboard Maestro process both text tokens and (except for regular expression fields) backslash characters. | ||
| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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| - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/can-i-trigger-a-macro-if-an-image-made-by-screenshot-utility-was-added-to-clipboard/3612/2|Can I trigger a macro if an image made by screenshot utility was added to clipboard?]] | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/can-i-trigger-a-macro-if-an-image-made-by-screenshot-utility-was-added-to-clipboard/3612/2|Can I trigger a macro if an image made by screenshot utility was added to clipboard?]] | ||
| - | - [[https://www.google.fr/search?q=site:forum.keyboardmaestro.com+Write+to+File|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Write to a File action]] | + | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=Write%20File|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Write to a File action]] |
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