# xdo

**Repository Path**: colin4124/xdo

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: xdo
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: BSD-2-Clause
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

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- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2018-03-16
- **Last Updated**: 2020-12-19

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## README

:man source:   Xdo
:man version:  {revnumber}
:man manual:   Xdo Manual

xdo(1)
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Name
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xdo - Perform actions on windows

Synopsis
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*xdo* 'ACTION' ['OPTIONS'] ['WID' ...]

Description
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Apply the given action to the given windows.

If no window IDs and no options are given, the action applies to the focused window.

Actions
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*close*::
  Close the window.

*kill*::
  Kill the client.

*hide*::
  Unmap the window.

*show*::
  Map the window.

*raise*::
  Raise the window.

*lower*::
  Lower the window.

*below*::
  Put the window below the target (see *-t*).

*above*::
  Put the window above the target (see *-t*).

*move*::
  Move the window.

*resize*::
  Resize the window.

*activate*::
  Activate the window.

*id*::
  Print the window's ID.

*pid*::
  Print the window's pid.

*key_press*::
*key_release*::
  Simulate a key press/release event.

*button_press*::
*button_release*::
  Simulate a button press/release event.

*pointer_motion*::
  Simulate a pointer motion event.

*-h*::
  Print the synopsis and exit.

*-v*::
  Print the version and exit.

Options
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When options are provided, the action applies to all the children of the root window that match the comparisons implied by the options in relation to the focused window.

*-r*::
  Distinct ID.

*-c*::
  Same class.

*-C*::
  Distinct class.

*-d*::
  Same desktop.

*-D*::
  Distinct desktop.

*-n* 'INSTANCE_NAME'::
  The window has the given instance name.

*-N* 'CLASS_NAME'::
  The window has the given class name.

*-a* 'WM_NAME'::
  The window has the given wm name.

*-t* 'WID'::
  The target window for the *below* and *above* actions.

*-p* 'PID'::
  The window has the given pid.

*-k* 'CODE'::
  Use the given code for the *key_press*, *key_release*, *button_press* and *button_release* actions.

*-x* '[±]PIXELS'::
  Window x coordinate (or delta) for the *move* and *pointer_motion* action.

*-y* '[±]PIXELS'::
  Window y coordinate (or delta) for the *move* and *pointer_motion* action.

*-w* '[±]PIXELS'::
  Window width (or delta) for the *resize* action.

*-h* '[±]PIXELS'::
  Window height (or delta) for the *resize* action.

*-m*::
  Wait for the existence of a matching window.

*-s*::
  Handle symbolic desktop numbers.

Examples
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Close the focused window:

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xdo close
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Close all the windows having the same class as the focused window:

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xdo close -c
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Hide all the windows of the current desktop except the focused window:

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xdo hide -dr
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Activate the window which ID is 0x00800109:

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xdo activate 0x00800109
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Send fake key press/release events with keycode 46 to the focused window:

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xdo key_press -k 46; sleep 0.2; xdo key_release -k 46
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