1XTE(1) General Commands Manual XTE(1)
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6 xte - Generates fake input using the XTest extension
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9 xte [options] commands...
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12 xte is a program that generates fake input using the XTest extension,
13 more reliable than xse.
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17 A summary of options is included below.
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19 -x display
20 Send commands to remote X server. Note that some commands may
21 not work correctly unless the display is on the console, e.g.
22 the display is currently controlled by the keyboard and mouse
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27 Show summary of options.
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30 key k Press and release key k
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32 keydown k
33 Press key k down
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38 str string
39 Do a bunch of key X events for each char in string
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42 Click mouse button i
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45 Move mouse to screen position x, y
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48 Move mouse relative from current location by x, y
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57 Sleep x seconds
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91 Depending on your keyboard layout, the "Windows" key may be one of the
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96 pat2ppm(1), patextract(1), png2pat(1), rgb2pat(1), visgrep(1).
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100 xte was written by Steve Slaven <bpk@hoopajoo.net>.
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112 October 18, 2003 XTE(1)