diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/commands/import_clipboard_from_x.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/commands/import_clipboard_from_x.py
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+#!/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Fenrir TTY screen reader
+# By Chrys, Storm Dragon, and contributers.
+
+from fenrirscreenreader.core import debug
+import subprocess, os
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+import _thread
+
+class command():
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+    def initialize(self, environment, scriptPath=''):
+        self.env = environment
+        self.scriptPath = scriptPath
+    def shutdown(self):
+        pass
+    def getDescription(self):
+        return _('imports the current X clipboard to Fenrir's clipboard')
+    def run(self):                       
+       _thread.start_new_thread(self._threadRun , ())
+
+    def _threadRun(self):
+        try:
+            if self.env['runtime']['memoryManager'].isIndexListEmpty('clipboardHistory'):
+                self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText(_('clipboard empty'), interrupt=True)
+                return 
+            clipboard = self.env['runtime']['memoryManager'].getIndexListElement('clipboardHistory')                               
+            for display in range(10):
+                p = Popen('su ' + self.env['general']['currUser'] + ' -c  "echo -n \\\"' + clipboard.replace('"','\\\\\\"')  +'\\\" | xclip -d :' + str(display) + ' -selection c"' , stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, shell=True)
+                stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
+                self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].interruptOutput()
+                #screenEncoding = self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('screen', 'encoding')
+                stderr = stderr.decode('utf-8')
+                stdout = stdout.decode('utf-8')
+                if (stderr == ''):
+                    break      
+            #stderr = stderr.decode(screenEncoding, "replace").encode('utf-8').decode('utf-8')
+            #stdout = stdout.decode(screenEncoding, "replace").encode('utf-8').decode('utf-8')
+            if stderr != '':
+                self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText(stderr , soundIcon='', interrupt=False)
+            else:
+                self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText('exported to the X session.', interrupt=True)                
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText(e , soundIcon='', interrupt=False)
+        
+    def setCallback(self, callback):
+        pass