https://github.com/dharmx/xcore

X11 general utility that can be used in conjunction with shell scripts.
https://github.com/dharmx/xcore

linux scripting utility x11

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X11 general utility that can be used in conjunction with shell scripts.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dharmx/xcore
• Owner: dharmx
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2022-09-17T01:36:57.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-08-23T20:21:07.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-29T16:43:28.040Z (12 months ago)
• Topics: linux, scripting, utility, x11
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 65.4 KB
• Stars: 22
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: .github/README
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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XCORE

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X11 general utility that can be used in conjunction with shell scripts.

ABOUT

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Made this mainly for studying purposes. I wanted to apply linked list data

structure in a project to master it better. Secondly, this is a homework project

for when I create my own tiling window manager in X11.

HELP

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USAGE:

     xcore [OPTIONS]  ...

     xcore [GENERAL/CHAIN_BEGIN] <_|CHAIN_END> ...

     xcore [CHN1_BEGIN] (CHN::)[CEND_ARG|JOIN@](CHN::CARG1::CARG2...CEND_ARG) [CHN2_BEGIN] ...

GENERAL COMMANDS:

     -h, --help          print this message

     -V, --version       print current xcore version

GETTER COMMANDS:

     a, active           fetch active window id

     c, class            fetch window class

     t, title            fetch window title

     g, geometry         fetch window geometry

     d, desktops         fetch total desktops

     p, pid              fetch window pid

     b, border-width     fetch window border width

     k, keyname          convert to keyname from keycode

     h, help             help related to getter commands

LIST COMMANDS:

     g, geometry        list geometry in shell format

     d, desktops        list desktop names (takes a delimiter arg)

     p, protocols       list protocols supported by window

     h, help            help related to list commands

SETTER COMMANDS:

     f, focus           focus a window (takes a revert arg)

     c, center          center a window

     a, activate        activate a window and give it focus

     h, help            help related to setter commands

MONITOR COMMANDS:

     k, keyboard        print global keypresses and keyreleases

     l, led             print led status

     h, help            help related to monitor commands

EXAMPLES

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xcore -V

xcore -V -h

xcore --version --help

xcore --get active

xcore --list=protocols

xcore -G active@class::0x2600006

xcore -G a@t::0x3000A04geometry -L protocols::0x300002A -M keyboard

xcore -S f::0x240000A::1

xcore -L desktops::\* --list=desktops::+-

xcore --version --get active::

xcore -S f::0x240000A::1@title::0x2000001@c

CONTACT

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Email: dharmx.dev@gmail.com