NAME

       xdo - Perform actions on windows

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

Xdo 0.5.2                                          03/23/2016                                             XDO(1)