re-types your standard input
echo -e "passwd\noldpassword\nnewpassword\nnewpassword\n" | ./retype -interval 100
If you have go
go get github.com/flashvoid/retype
If you have docker
mkdir /tmp/output
docker run -it -v /tmp/output:/go/bin golang go get github.com/flashvoid/retype
This program takes characters from command line and types them on virtual keyboard, however, not all keyboards are born equal, retype needs a way to map characters from standard input on keyboard buttons this is accomplished with keymaps file.
Retype has standard en-us (pc-105) keymap file embedded into it which can be viewed with
retype -dump-keymap.
If it doesn't work for you then make/find your own and point retype to it using either retype -keymap myfile or KEYMAPS=myfile retype.
Retype uses /dev/uinput to create virtual keyboards, it will need read/write access to do so.
- Example udev rules to make it work
echo KERNEL==\"uinput\", GROUP=\"$USER\", MODE:=\"0660\" | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-$USER.rules
sudo udevadm trigger
or just chmod
This is a simple tool that should have been written many years ago by people much smarter then me.
Credits to
- linux community for ./dev uinput
- github.com/bendahl for all the real work.
- Support more non-printable characters
- Function keys?
Welcome