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.

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

Simulate a key press/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.

-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 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 0x00800109:

xdo activate 0x00800109

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

xdo key -k 24