Linux Virtual Delivery Agent

File copy and paste

June 21, 2024

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Users can copy and paste files between a session and a local client by using the right-click menu or keyboard shortcuts. This feature requires Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2006 or later and Citrix Workspace app 1903 or later for Windows.

To successfully copy and paste files, ensure that:

The maximum number of files does not exceed 20.
The maximum file size does not exceed 200 MB.
The file names contain only ASCII characters and no special characters.

Supported platforms

File copy and paste are available for:

RHEL 7.9
RHEL 7.8
SLES 12.5
Ubuntu 18.04
Debian 10

Relevant policies

The following clipboard policies are relevant to configuring the feature. For more information about the clipboard policies, see the Policy support list.

Client clipboard redirection
Clipboard selection update mode
Primary selection update mode

Note:

To disable the file copy and paste feature, set the Client clipboard redirection policy to Prohibited in Citrix Studio.

Limitations

Cut is not supported. Requests to cut a file are treated as copy operations.
Drag and drop is not supported.
Copying directories is not supported.
File copy and paste must be performed sequentially. Only after the previous file is copied and pasted successfully can the next file be copied.

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File copy and paste

June 21, 2024

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File copy and paste

Supported platforms

Relevant policies

Limitations

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