xdotool
Command-line automation for X11. More information: https://manned.org/xdotool.
- Retrieve the X-Windows window ID of the running Firefox window(s):
xdotool search --onlyvisible --name {{firefox}}
- Click the right mouse button:
xdotool click {{3}}
- Get the ID of the currently active window:
xdotool getactivewindow
- Focus on the window with ID of 12345:
xdotool windowfocus --sync {{12345}}
- Type a message, with a 500ms delay for each letter:
xdotool type --delay {{500}} "Hello world"
- Press the enter key:
xdotool key {{KP_Enter}}
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