user-scripts/README.md |  1 +
 user-scripts/paste     | 13 +++++++++++++

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@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ | imgur | Upload an image file to imgur |
 | kdeconnect | Send selected files to Android device using kdeconnect-cli |
 | ndiff | File and directory diff for selection using vimdiff |
 | nlaunch | Drop-down independent app launcher (needs fzy), drop in `$PATH`; fallback regular prompt |
+| paste | Paste contents of current (text) file to paste.ubuntu.com (needs [pastebinit](https://launchpad.net/pastebinit)) |
 | picker | Pick files and pipe the newline-separated list to another utility |
 | sxiv | Open images in current directory in sxiv |
 | transfer | Upload current file to transfer.sh |
diff --git a/user-scripts/paste b/user-scripts/paste
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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# Description: Paste contents of a text a file to paste.ubuntu.com using pastebinit
+#
+# pastebinit: https://launchpad.net/pastebinit
+#
+# Shell: POSIX compliant
+# Author: Arun Prakash Jana
+
+if ! [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    pastebinit "$1"
+    read input
+fi