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xev

List of commands for xev:

  • xev:tldr:5b082 xev: Monitor all occurring X events.
    $ xev
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  • xev:tldr:9276f xev: Monitor all X events of a particular window.
    $ xev -id ${window_id}
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  • xev:tldr:9ec69 xev: Monitor all X events of the root window instead of creating a new one.
    $ xev -root
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  • xev:tldr:d119f xev: Monitor X events from a given category (can be specified multiple times).
    $ xev -event ${event_category}
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