feat(copypath): add plugin to copy file paths to clipboard (#7569)

Closes #7569
Closes #10714

plugins/copypath/README.md

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+# copypath plugin
+
+Copies the path of given directory or file to the system clipboard.
+
+To use it, add `copypath` to the plugins array in your zshrc file:
+
+```zsh
+plugins=(... copypath)
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+- `copypath`: copies the absolute path of the current directory.
+
+- `copypath <file_or_directory>`: copies the absolute path of the given file.

plugins/copypath/copypath.plugin.zsh

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+# Copies the path of given directory or file to the system or X Windows clipboard.
+# Copy current directory if no parameter.
+function copypath {
+  # If no argument passed, use current directory
+  local file="${1:-.}"
+
+  # If argument is not an absolute path, prepend $PWD
+  [[ $file = /* ]] || file="$PWD/$file"
+
+  # Copy the absolute path without resolving symlinks
+  # If clipcopy fails, exit the function with an error
+  print -n "${file:a}" | clipcopy || return 1
+
+  echo ${(%):-"%B${file:a}%b copied to clipboard."}
+}