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xprop

List of commands for xprop:

  • xprop:ai:69eb3 How to know what firefox is displaying
    $ xprop -id $(xprop -root 32x ' $0' _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW | cut -f 2) WM_NAME
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  • xprop:tldr:785de xprop: Display the name of the root window.
    $ xprop -root WM_NAME
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  • xprop:tldr:7a49c xprop: Display all the properties of the window with the id 0x200007.
    $ xprop -id ${0x200007}
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  • xprop:tldr:8d6cb xprop: Display the window manager hints for a window.
    $ xprop -name "${window_name}" WM_HINTS
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  • xprop:tldr:8dd67 xprop: Display the point size of a font.
    $ xprop -font "${font_name}" POINT_SIZE
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