diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 9b1b87e..0c754c7 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include "interactions.h"
 /* }}} */
 
+static const char clipboard_cmd[] = "echo ^ | xsel -ib --trim"; /*used in yank_text*/
+
 static const mimetype mimetype_default_cmd[] = {
 	/* mimetype	shell command
 	*  ^ substring of "file --mime-type -b ./hovered" 
@@ -67,8 +69,8 @@ static const binding key_binding[] = {
 	{ "r",		rename_hovered,		NULL,			"rename hovered file"		}, /* renames currently hovered file/directory */
 	{ "dD",		delete,			NULL,			"delete file"			}, /* deletes currently hovered OR selected file/directory
 													 * this means that it does not delete the hovered files if files are already selected */
-	{ "yn",		yank_text,		"name",			"yank filename of hovered file"	},
-	{ "yp",		yank_text,		"path",			"yank path of hovered file"	},
+	{ "yn",		yank_file_name,		NULL,			"yank filename of hovered file"	},
+	{ "yp",		yank_file_path,		NULL,			"yank path of hovered file"	},
 	{ "yy",		yank_file,		"copy",			"copy/yank file/directory"	}, 
 	{ "dd",		yank_file,		"cut",			"cut file/directory"		}, 
 	{ "pp",		paste,			NULL,			"paste"				},
@@ -114,7 +116,6 @@ static const binding key_binding[] = {
 
 static const char size_unit[] = { 'B', 'K', 'M', 'G', 'T', 'P' }; /* this defines the maximum size unit, deleting everything except B results in all sizes being displayed in byte */
 
-static const char clipboard_cmd[] = "xsel -ib --trim"; /* assembles the following shell cmd: echo "hovered_file" | clipboard_cmd */
 static const char ui_btm_text_storage_left[] = "total free";
 static const char ui_btm_current_dir_size[] = "sum of dir,";
 static const char ui_open_with_text_0[] = "open"; /*ui_open_with_text_0 \"selected_file\" ui_open_with_text_1*/
diff --git a/interactions.c b/interactions.c
index c59b3e8..a298eec 100644
--- a/interactions.c
+++ b/interactions.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ extern unsigned int terminal_width;
 
 extern unsigned int status;
 extern char *start_path;
+extern char *global_path;
 extern char *input;
 
 extern time_t seed;
@@ -349,8 +350,26 @@ void order_by(unsigned long passes, int index){
 void cmd_on_selected(unsigned long passes, int index){
 	TODO;
 }
-void yank_text(unsigned long passes, int index){
-	TODO;
+void yank_file_name(){
+	char *cmd = parse_cmd(clipboard_cmd, mid_dir.current_file);
+	system(cmd);
+	free(cmd);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
+}
+void yank_file_path(){
+	file *tmp = malloc(sizeof(file));
+	tmp->file_name = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1+strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
+	memcpy(tmp->file_name, global_path, strlen(global_path));
+	memcpy(tmp->file_name+strlen(global_path)+1, mid_dir.current_file->file_name, strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
+	tmp->file_name[strlen(global_path)] = '/'; /*no +1 is needed*/
+	char *cmd = parse_cmd(clipboard_cmd, tmp);
+	system(cmd);
+	free(cmd);
+	free(tmp->file_name);
+	free(tmp);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
+
+
 }
 void yank_file(unsigned long passes, int index){
 	TODO;
diff --git a/interactions.h b/interactions.h
index 78d6b1c..1967d10 100644
--- a/interactions.h
+++ b/interactions.h
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ void not_implemented(unsigned long passes, int index);
 void jump_to_dir(unsigned long passes, int index);
 void order_by(unsigned long passes, int index);
 void cmd_on_selected(unsigned long passes, int index);
-void yank_text(unsigned long passes, int index);
+void yank_file_name();
+void yank_file_path();
 void yank_file(unsigned long passes, int index);
 void paste();
 void search();