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xte - Generates fake input using the XTest extension

Author

xte was written by Steve Slaven <bpk@hoopajoo.net>.

Commands

keyk  Press and release key k

       keydownk
              Press key k down

       keyupk
              Release key k

       strstring
              Do a bunch of key X events for each char in string

       mouseclicki
              Click mouse button i

       mousemovexy
              Move mouse to screen position x, y

       mousermovexy
              Move mouse relative from current location by x, y

       mousedowni
              Press mouse button i down

       mouseupi
              Release mouse button i

       sleepx
              Sleep x seconds

       usleepx
              Usleep x microseconds

Description

xte is a program that generates fake input using the XTest extension, more reliable than xse.

Limitations

       The str command doesn't support Unicode characters with more than two bytes. Further, character composing
       sequences  to  generate  special  characters  are  limited  to  Multi_key plus two characters. The set of
       supported characters depends on the current keyboard layout.

                                                 October 3, 2012                                          XTE(1)

Name

       xte - Generates fake input using the XTest extension

Options

       A summary of options is included below.

       -iid  XInput 2.x device to use. List devices with 'xinput list'.

       -xdisplay
              Send  commands  to  remote  X  server.  Note  that some commands may not work correctly unless the
              display is on the console, e.g. the display is currently controlled by the keyboard and mouse  and
              not in the background. This seems to be a limitation of the XTest extension.

       --help,-h
              Show summary of options.

See Also

pat2ppm(1), patextract(1), png2pat(1), rgb2pat(1), visgrep(1).

Some Useful Keys

       These keys are case sensitive.

       Home
       Left
       Up
       Right
       Down
       Page_Up
       Page_Down
       End
       Return
       BackSpace
       Tab
       Escape
       Delete
       Shift_L
       Shift_R
       Control_L
       Control_R
       Meta_L
       Meta_R
       Alt_L
       Alt_R
       Multi_key
       Super_L
       Super_R

       Depending on your keyboard layout, the "Windows" key may be one of the Super_ keys or the Meta_ keys.

Synopsis

xte[options]commands...

See Also