diff --git a/doc_src/cmds/fish_clipboard_copy.rst b/doc_src/cmds/fish_clipboard_copy.rst
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+.. _cmd-fish_clipboard_copy:
+
+fish_clipboard_copy - copy text to the system's clipboard
+==============================================================
+
+Synopsis
+--------
+
+.. synopsis::
+
+    fish_clipboard_copy
+
+    foo | fish_clipboard_copy
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The ``fish_clipboard_copy`` function copies text to the system clipboard.
+
+If stdin is not a terminal (see :doc:`isatty <isatty>`), it will read all input from there and copy it. If it is, it will use the current commandline, or the current selection if there is one.
+
+It is bound to :kbd:`Control`\ +\ :kbd:`X` by default.
+
+``fish_clipboard_copy`` works by calling a system-specific backend. If it doesn't appear to work you may need to install yours.
+
+Currently supported are:
+
+- ``pbcopy``
+- ``wl-copy`` using wayland
+- ``xsel`` and ``xclip`` for X11
+- ``clip.exe`` on Windows.
+
+See also
+--------
+
+- :doc:`fish_clipboard_paste` which does the inverse.
diff --git a/doc_src/cmds/fish_clipboard_paste.rst b/doc_src/cmds/fish_clipboard_paste.rst
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+.. _cmd-fish_clipboard_paste:
+
+fish_clipboard_paste - get text from the system's clipboard
+==============================================================
+
+Synopsis
+--------
+
+.. synopsis::
+
+    fish_clipboard_paste
+
+    fish_clipboard_paste | foo
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The ``fish_clipboard_paste`` function copies text from the system clipboard.
+
+If its stdout is not a terminal (see :doc:`isatty <isatty>`), it will output everything there, as-is, without any additional newlines. If it is, it will put the text in the commandline instead.
+
+If it outputs to the commandline, it will automatically escape the output if the cursor is currently inside single-quotes so it is suitable for single-quotes (meaning it escapes ``'`` and ``\\``).
+
+It is bound to :kbd:`Control`\ +\ :kbd:`V` by default.
+
+``fish_clipboard_paste`` works by calling a system-specific backend. If it doesn't appear to work you may need to install yours.
+
+Currently supported are:
+
+- ``pbpaste``
+- ``wl-paste`` using wayland
+- ``xsel`` and ``xclip`` for X11
+- ``powershell.exe`` on Windows (this backend has encoding limitations and uses windows line endings that ``fish_clipboard_paste`` undoes)
+
+See also
+--------
+
+- :doc:`fish_clipboard_copy` which does the inverse.
diff --git a/doc_src/interactive.rst b/doc_src/interactive.rst
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@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ Some bindings are common across Emacs and Vi mode, because they aren't text edit
 
 - :kbd:`Control`\ +\ :kbd:`W` moves the previous path component (everything up to the previous "/", ":" or "@") to the :ref:`killring`.
 
-- :kbd:`Control`\ +\ :kbd:`X` copies the current buffer to the system's clipboard, :kbd:`Control`\ +\ :kbd:`V` inserts the clipboard contents.
+- :kbd:`Control`\ +\ :kbd:`X` copies the current buffer to the system's clipboard, :kbd:`Control`\ +\ :kbd:`V` inserts the clipboard contents. (see :doc:`fish_clipboard_copy <cmds/fish_clipboard_copy>` and :doc:`fish_clipboard_paste <cmds/fish_clipboard_paste>`)
 
 - :kbd:`Alt`\ +\ :kbd:`D` moves the next word to the :ref:`killring`.