Binary (image) data clipboard (OS X)

Question

When I copy things to the clipboard, I can dump them into my console window or redirect to a file using

pbpaste > out.txt

But if I right click and image and copy in a browser, then attempt

pbpaste > out.jpg

Nothing is outputted.

Where does OS X store the image data in the clipboard? Is there some way to access it from the commandline similarly to pbpaste?

Answer 1

man pbpaste says that it only looks for plain text, rich text, or encapsulated postscript. I don't know any command that handles more general pasteboard data, but it probably wouldn't be hard to write one.