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created: "2021-02-06"
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date: "2021-02-06T00:00:00Z"
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language: en
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modified: "2022-04-15"
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modified: "2024-01-05"
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tags:
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- Tools
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title: xdotool cheatsheet
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## get window classes
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```shell
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xprop | grep 'CLASS'
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## find active window
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```shell
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xdotool getactivewindow
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## find a window by class
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```shell
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xdotool search --onlyvisible --limit 1 --class "Firefox"
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## focus a window
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```shell
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xdotool windowactivate 123456
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## send a key
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xdotool search --onlyvisible --limit 1 --class "Firefox" key ctrl+t
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## send a key to firefox (by changing active window and come back)
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ACTIVE_WINDOW=$(xdotool getactivewindow)
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FIREFOX_WINDOW=$(xdotool search --onlyvisible --limit 1 --class "Firefox")
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xdotool windowactivate $FIREFOX_WINDOW
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## change a window size
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xdotool search --onlyvisible --limit 1 --class "Firefox" windowsize 800 600
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