xdotool How do I automate click to click 30 times each delayed by 30 secs then repeat again hourly?

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Here is a code I have tried:

while sleep 3600; do xdotool mousemove xxx yyy click --repeat 30 --delay 60000 1; done

--clearmodifiers - reset active modifiers (alt, etc) while typing
--window WINDOW - specify a window to send click to
--repeat REPEATS - number of times times to click. Default is 1
--delay MILLISECONDS - delay in milliseconds between clicks.

This has no effect if you do not use --repeat. Default is 100ms

So what I am looking for is 30 clicks each delayed by 60 seconds then for the whole process to start again in an hour. When I enter this into terminal flags are not recognized. --repeat nor --delay

I'm familiar with parts of xdotool, but not --repeat. What does this code do exactly? Is it not what you're looking for? Please [edit] to clarify. By the way, welcome to Ask Ubuntu! — wjandrea, Sep 28 '18 at 22:28
Possible duplicate of Repeat a command every x interval of time in terminal? — wjandrea, Sep 28 '18 at 22:35
Edited it. it it was just what i attempted for what i was trying to do. what do you suggest? — luthermarcus, Sep 28 '18 at 23:03
Why are you editing your question to remove formatting? It's very difficult to read without formatting. — Kristopher Ives, Sep 29 '18 at 00:04
This question has been modified many times. Each edit removes formatting and changes the overall scope of the question making it very difficult to work with. — Kristopher Ives, Sep 29 '18 at 01:34
I fixed it now. I was doing a couple things at once. Do you know why the flags I'm using arent being recognized. — luthermarcus, Sep 29 '18 at 02:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 29 '18 at 00:01

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Your script looks mostly correct, but the --delay is in millseconds not seconds, and it appears this option actually controls the delay in between repeats. You can use sleep 60s instead to delay the initial click.

--delay MILLISECONDS
    Specify how long, in milliseconds, to delay between clicks. This option is not
    used if the --repeat flag is set to 1 (default).

answered Sep 29 '18 at 00:01

Kristopher Ives

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yea repeat flag isnt working neither is delay. – luthermarcus Sep 29 '18 at 02:14
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i think i figured it out i set the flag in the wrong spot think its suppose to be click --delay -- repeat 1 what i did was click 1 --delay --repeat – luthermarcus Sep 29 '18 at 02:41

xdotool How do I automate click to click 30 times each delayed by 30 secs then repeat again hourly?

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