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68 lines
2.4 KiB
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http://www.shallowsky.com/software/crikey/
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Usage (command-line flags)
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Usage: crikey [-itxr] [-sS sleeptime] string...
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Send key events, as if args was typed in whatever X window currently has focus.
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Flags:
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-s seconds: sleep time before sending
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-S milliseconds: sleep time before sending
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Many window managers need a delay for focus shifting
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or to allow a modifier button to be released.
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-i: Interactive (read input from stdin)
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-t: Use XTest to send events (default)
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-x: Use XSendEvent to send events
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-r: Send events to root window (only with XSendEvent)
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-l: Show long (more detailed) help
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-d: Show debug messages
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If there are multiple arguments, single spaces will be inserted between them.
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Crikey input options
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Sample usage:
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crikey -s 1 'My long string\nExtending over two lines.'
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Using quotes around the string is normally recommended, to avoid problems with
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your shell treating any characters specially, especially backslashes.
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Special characters and syntaxes
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Control characters use ^: ^A sends a Control-A
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Numeric ASCII codes (decimal only): \27 sends ESC
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Special codes:
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\t tab, \b backspace, \n newline, \r return, \d delete, \e escape, \\ backslash
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Modifier keys:
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\S shift, \C control, \A alt, \M or \W for the "Windows" key. These must be
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capitalized, and they only apply to the next single character, so \Aabc will
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send alt-A followed by b and c with no modifier keys.
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Special symbols with \( \): \(Return\) ... these are defined in
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/usr/include/X11/keysymdef.h, but only those defined on your keyboard will
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likely work.
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A Note on Xterm
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Crikey will work out of the box for most terminal emulators, but xterm blocks
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events generated with XSendEvent by default. To use crikey with xterm, you have
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two options:
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* Use crikey -t, to use the X Test extension instead of XSendEvent (this is now the default).
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* Add to your .Xdefaults file: XTerm*allowSendEvents: true
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Setting up Crikey in your Window Manager
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The most common way to use Crikey is to bind specific crikey commands to keys
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in your window manager (for instance, Shift-F12 might send a particular string).
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The procedure for making key bindings is different in every window manager,
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so I've moved the instructions for all the various window managers to a separate
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page: Making Crikey! work on various window managers.
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