xdo(1)

Name

xdo - Perform actions on windows

Synopsis

xdo ACTION [OPTIONS] [WID …]

Description

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

close: Close the window.
kill: Kill the client.
hide: Unmap the window.
show: Map the window.
raise: Raise the window.
lower: Lower the window.
move: Move the window.
resize: Resize the window.
activate: Activate the window.
id: Print the window’s ID.
pid: Print the window’s pid.
keypress: Simulate a key press event.
keyrelease: Simulate a key release event.
button: Simulate a button press/release event.
-h: Print the synopsis and exit.
-v: Print the version and exit.

Options

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.
-p PID: The window has the given pid.
-k CODE: Use the given code for the key and button actions.
-x [±]PIXELS: Window x coordinate (or delta) for the move action.
-y [±]PIXELS: Window y coordinate (or delta) for the move action.
-w [±]PIXELS: Window width (or delta) for the resize action.
-h [±]PIXELS: Window height (or delta) for the resize action.
-s: Handle symbolic desktop numbers.

Examples

Close the focused window:

xdo close

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

xdo close -c

Hide all the windows of the current desktop except the focused window:

xdo hide -dr

Activate the window which ID is 0x800109:

xdo activate 0x800109

Send fake key press/release events with keycode 24 to the focused window:

xdo key -k 24