man xte (Commandes) - Generates fake input using the XTest extension
NAME
xte - Generates fake input using the XTest extension
SYNOPSIS
xte [options] commands...
DESCRIPTION
xte is a program that generates fake input using the XTest extension, more reliable than xse.
OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below.
- -x display
- 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.
COMMANDS
- key k
- Press and release key k
- keydown k
- Press key k down
- keyup k
- Release key k
- str string
- Do a bunch of key X events for each char in string
- mouseclick i
- Click mouse button i
- mousemove x y
- Move mouse to screen position x, y
- mousermove x y
- Move mouse relative from current location by x, y
- mousedown i
- Press mouse button i down
- mouseup i
- Release mouse button i
- sleep x
- Sleep x seconds
- usleep x
- Usleep x microseconds
SOME USEFUL KEYS
This 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
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
xte was written by Steve Slaven <bpk@hoopajoo.net>.