diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b1b9550..536011c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 **/__debug_bin*
+main
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 673a0d9..1b2b0fa 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"git.schreifuchs.ch/schreifuchs/pat/pkg/cat"
+	"git.schreifuchs.ch/schreifuchs/pat/pkg/clip"
 	"git.schreifuchs.ch/schreifuchs/pat/pkg/ignore"
 )
 
@@ -18,13 +20,15 @@ func main() {
 
 	cats, err := cat.Path(flag.Args()...)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		fmt.Println(err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	if *ignorePath != "" {
 		i, err := ignore.FindGitignore(*ignorePath)
 		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
+			fmt.Printf("can't get gitignore: %v", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
 		cats = cats.Ignored(i)
@@ -33,6 +37,11 @@ func main() {
 		cats = cats.Ignored(ignore.Filesystem{})
 	}
 
-	fmt.Print(cats.ToString(DELEMITTER))
+	out := cats.ToString(DELEMITTER)
+	fmt.Print(out)
 
+	if err = clip.Copy(out); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 }