diff --git a/bin/pbcopy_l b/bin/pbcopy_l
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d2b96a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/pbcopy_l
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+if [ "$(uname)" != "Linux" ] ; then
+    /usr/bin/pbcopy $*
+fi
+xsel -i -b
diff --git a/bin/pbpaste_l b/bin/pbpaste_l
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a54ac6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/pbpaste_l
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+if [ "$(uname)" != "Linux" ] ; then
+    /usr/bin/pbpaste $*
+fi
+xsel -o -b