xdotool
Command-line automation for X11. More information: https://manned.org/xdotool.
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Retrieve the X-Windows window ID of the running Firefox window(s):
xdotool search --onlyvisible --name {{firefox}}
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Click the right mouse button:
xdotool click {{3}}
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Get the ID of the currently active window:
xdotool getactivewindow
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Focus on the window with ID of 12345:
xdotool windowfocus --sync {{12345}}
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Type a message, with a 500ms delay for each letter:
xdotool type --delay {{500}} "Hello world"
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Press the enter key:
xdotool key {{KP_Enter}}
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