I've noticed that data small enough to fit in your clipboard rarely gets saved to an individual file.
You get collections of data, but it would be odd to save a single URL to a file.
The clipboard less persistent, but it's incredibly convenient.
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I haven't seen any docs that make it easy to transition from "here's a usage example" to "use this functionality in your project".
I've seen "add foolib==1.2 to your clipboard" for easy installation, but could we do the same for code samples?
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/779/clipboard-indicator/ is a clipboard manager with a nice touch: you can see the current value in the UI!
Occasionally I think I've copied something when I haven't (or vice versa), so making the state visible seems really helpful.
The Shelf is a NeXTSTEP alternative to a clipboard, but more flexible and powerful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelf_(computing)
You can put a source file and destination directory on the shelf, enabling a cut-and-paste style operation. You can still refer back to them afterwards!