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xdotool is a command-line tool to automate GUI tasks such as window manipulation. It can simulate key presses and mouse clicks.

Xdotool is a command line utility that can automate GUI tasks such as focusing and moving windows, switching between desktops, and sending key presses and mouse clicks to windows programmatically.

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save firefox webpage by xdotool

I want to save a firefox webpage using xdotool, and rename the saved file to be test. $ xdotool search "" windowactivate --sync \ key ctrl+s type 'test' --sync key alt+s But the rename isn't current, and may include part…
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Can I use xdotool as an auto-clicker?

Is there a way I can use xdotool to perform a certain number of mouse clicks per second while holding down a certain key?
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Does `xdotool key --delay` pause for specified delay between typing every two consecutive keys?

manpage of xdotool says -- delay milliseconds Delay between keystrokes. Default is 12ms. I thought that key string will type each character in the string once, and --delay is for pause between typing two consecutive characters. So why do the…
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xdotool does not type for me

xdotool no longer types anything. It worked well a few days ago. for example this command has no outputs (and no errors): xdotool type 'Hello world!' What is the problem? I uninstalled and reinstalled it. But nothing was solved. xdotool…
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xdotool getwindowfocus windowclose

What's the difference between xdotool getwindowfocus windowclose and the command executed by Alt+F4? Firefox complains when being closed by the former method but doesn't complain when using Alt+F4, so there must be a difference but I can't seem to…
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xdotool type all in uppercase

I have installed xdotool (version 3.20150503.1) in Ubuntu Server 16.04 "Xenial Xerus" LTS (64bits). When I send the command: xdotool type test The result is: TEST The same with xdotool keydown shift type test, and by manually pressing the SHIFT…
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xdotool unable to work after the 22.04.1 LTS update

my xdotool stopped working with the 22.04.1 LTS update . . . anyone else facing the same issue ? Here's my command: xdotool key F11 xdotool key alt + Tab and many other command that uses xdotool it worked fine before the update and now all my…
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Repositioning windows working well, but not gnome-terminal

I have set up a few keyboard shortcuts to reposition windows to the corners of the screen, using xdotool. For example, to move a window top-left I use xdotool getactivewindow windowmove 0 0 Bottom and right are fixed simply by using large numbers.…
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xdotool send mouse move action to background window?

I've been using xdotool click and xdotool key with --window $win1 as argument to control a window that's in the background. How can I perform a click on a specific button in the background window? mousemove doesn't accept the --window argument.
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What are the differences between `key` and `type` commands of xdotool?

The xdotool manpage says: key: Type a given keystroke. type: Types as if you had typed it. It is beyond my understanding. Could you explain how they differ?
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How to send a command to a firefox window with a specific url? (xdotool)

I have a particular need, while I write the notes with Evernote on a firefox window, I need to send back the video lesson on another firefox window. The video lessons can be either on youtube or on other sites that use Wistia. I managed, via xdotool…
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xdotool export bad variable name

I have a probably very simple problem, but it's taking a lot of time and I can't seem to find a good solution. I'm using fusuma on my laptop to use gestures on my touchpad and for that I want xdotool to execute some keypresses. When I execute this…
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xdotool How do I automate click to click 30 times each delayed by 30 secs then repeat again hourly?

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…
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xdotool - segmentation fault (core dumped)

I installed xdotool in Ubuntu. But it says segmentation fault (core dumped) when I inputted command xdotool getmouselocation. How to solve it?
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Xdotool - key pressing at intervals

I would like the F6 button to be pressed every 20 minutes in the game. I have xdotool but i dont know how to used it. I have Linux Mint. I know now: while sleep 1200; do xdotool key F6 done This is answer
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