https://github.com/atx/wtype

xdotool type for wayland
https://github.com/atx/wtype

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xdotool type for wayland

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/atx/wtype
• Owner: atx
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-05-30T20:21:39.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-27T06:46:45.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-17T12:51:32.106Z (5 months ago)
• Language: C
• Size: 57.6 KB
• Stars: 363
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 13
• Open Issues: 30
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# wtype

xdotool type for wayland

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## Building

```

meson build

ninja -C build

sudo ninja -C build install

```

## Usage

```

# Type unicode characters

wtype ∇⋅∇ψ = ρ

```

To press/release modifiers, `-M`/`-m` can be used respectively.

```

# Press Ctrl+C

wtype -M ctrl c -m ctrl

```

To alter delay between keystrokes, `-d`.

```

# delay of 0 when typing "foo", 120ms on "bar"

wtype foo -d 120 bar

# also applied on stdin

echo everything | wtype -d 12 -

```

To press/release a named key (as given by [xkb_keysym_get_name](https://xkbcommon.org/doc/current/group__keysyms.html)),

`-P`/`-p` can be used.

```

# Press and release the Left key

wtype -P left -p left

```

Note that when wtype terminates, all the pressed keys/modifiers get released, as the compositor destroys the associated

virtual keyboard object. To help performing a more complicated sequence of key presses, `-s` can be used to insert delays into the stream of key events.

```

# Hold the Right key for 1000ms

wtype -P right -s 1000 -p right

```