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>.