diff --git a/util/Makefile.am b/util/Makefile.am
index 82e4831c..2ca67613 100644
--- a/util/Makefile.am
+++ b/util/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ pkgdatadir  = $(datadir)/@PACKAGE@
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = wxcopy wxpaste wdwrite wdread getstyle setstyle seticons geticonset wmsetbg wmsetup wmagnify
 
-bin_SCRIPTS = wmaker.inst wm-oldmenu2new wsetfont wmchlocale wkdemenu.pl
+bin_SCRIPTS = wmaker.inst wm-oldmenu2new wsetfont wmchlocale wkdemenu.pl\
+	wcopy wpaste
 
 EXTRA_DIST = wmaker.inst.in bughint wm-oldmenu2new wsetfont directjpeg.c \
 		wkdemenu.pl wmchlocale.in
diff --git a/util/README b/util/README
index c57a5c8b..7440309c 100644
--- a/util/README
+++ b/util/README
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ wxcopy- copy input file or stdin into X cutbuffer
 
 wxpaste- copy content of X cutbuffer into stdout
 
+wcopy, wpaste- see 'man wcopy'
+
 wmsetbg- set the workspace background into a image and make it persist between
 	sessions.
 
diff --git a/util/wcopy b/util/wcopy
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b0618d3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/wcopy
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Provide some enhancements to the wxcopy command, which copies standard input
+# to an X11 clipboard text buffer.
+#
+# Allow copying from stdin to any of the cutbuffers.  Note that they are
+# indexed counting from 0.
+#
+# Author: Luke Kendall
+#
+
+if [ $# = 0 ]
+then
+    wxcopy $WXCOPY_DEFS
+else
+    MYNAME=`basename $0`
+    USAGE="usage: $MYNAME [ [0-9]... ] [wxcopy's args]"
+    for n
+    do
+	if expr "x$n" : 'x[0-9][0-9]*$' > /dev/null
+	then
+	    NUMARGS="$NUMARGS $n"
+	elif [ "x$n" = "x-h" ]
+	then
+	    echo "$USAGE" >&2
+	    exit 0
+	else
+	    WXARGS="$WXARGS $n"
+	fi
+    done
+    set - $NUMARGS
+    wxcopy $WXCOPY_DEFS $WXARGS -cutbuffer $1
+    ORIG="$1"
+    shift
+    for n
+    do
+	wxpaste -cutbuffer $ORIG | wxcopy $WXCOPY_DEFS $WXARGS -cutbuffer $n
+    done
+fi
diff --git a/util/wmaker.inst.in b/util/wmaker.inst.in
index 98b67257..ed07d782 100644
--- a/util/wmaker.inst.in
+++ b/util/wmaker.inst.in
@@ -72,14 +72,8 @@ copy() {
                 	source=$GLOBALDIR/plmenu.${LOCALE%.*}
             	    elif [ -f $GLOBALDIR/plmenu.${LOCALE%_*} ]; then
                 	source=$GLOBALDIR/plmenu.${LOCALE%_*}
-            	    if [ -f $GLOBALDIR/plmenu.${LOCALE%_*.*} ]; then
-                	source=$GLOBALDIR/plmenu.${LOCALE%_*.*}
-		    elif [ -f $GLOBALDIR/menu.${LOCALE} ]; then
-			source=$GLOBALDIR/menu.${LOCALE}
 		    elif [ -f $GLOBALDIR/menu.${LOCALE%_*} ]; then
 			source=$GLOBALDIR/menu.${LOCALE%_*}
-		    elif [ -f $GLOBALDIR/menu.${LOCALE%_*.*} ]; then
-			source=$GLOBALDIR/menu.${LOCALE%_*.*}
 		    else
 			source=$GLOBALDIR/plmenu 
             	    fi
diff --git a/util/wpaste b/util/wpaste
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..88a85507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/wpaste
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Provide some enhancements to the wxpaste command, which pastes from X11
+# clipboard text buffers to standard output.
+#
+# Allow pasting to stdout from any of the cutbuffers.  Note that they are
+# indexed counting from 0.
+#
+# Author: Luke Kendall
+#
+
+if [ $# = 0 ]
+then
+    wxpaste $WXPASTE_DEFS
+else
+    MYNAME=`basename $0`
+    USAGE="usage: $MYNAME [ [0-9]... ] [wxpaste's args]"
+    for n
+    do
+	if expr "x$n" : 'x[0-9][0-9]*$' > /dev/null
+	then
+	    NUMARGS="$NUMARGS $n"
+	elif [ "x$n" = "x-h" ]
+	then
+	    echo "$USAGE" >&2
+	    exit 0
+	else
+	    WXARGS="$WXARGS $n"
+	fi
+    done
+    set - $NUMARGS
+    for n
+    do
+	wxpaste $WXPASTE_DEFS $WXARGS -cutbuffer $n
+    done
+fi