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- NNAAMMEE
- xwininfo - window information utility for X
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- SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
- xxwwiinniinnffoo [-help] [-id _i_d] [-root] [-name _n_a_m_e] [-int]
- [-children] [-tree] [-stats] [-bits] [-events] [-size]
- [-wm] [-shape] [-frame] [-all] [-english] [-metric] [-dis-
- play _d_i_s_p_l_a_y]
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- DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
- _X_w_i_n_i_n_f_o is a utility for displaying information about
- windows. Various information is displayed depending on
- which options are selected. If no options are chosen,
- --ssttaattss is assumed.
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- The user has the option of selecting the target window
- with the mouse (by clicking any mouse button in the
- desired window) or by specifying its window id on the com-
- mand line with the --iidd option. Or instead of specifying
- the window by its id number, the --nnaammee option may be used
- to specify which window is desired by name. There is also
- a special --rroooott option to quickly obtain information on
- the screen's root window.
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- OOPPTTIIOONNSS
- --hheellpp Print out the `Usage:' command syntax summary.
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- --iidd _i_d This option allows the user to specify a target
- window _i_d on the command line rather than using
- the mouse to select the target window. This is
- very useful in debugging X applications where the
- target window is not mapped to the screen or where
- the use of the mouse might be impossible or inter-
- fere with the application.
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- --nnaammee _n_a_m_e
- This option allows the user to specify that the
- window named _n_a_m_e is the target window on the com-
- mand line rather than using the mouse to select
- the target window.
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- --rroooott This option specifies that X's root window is the
- target window. This is useful in situations where
- the root window is completely obscured.
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- --iinntt This option specifies that all X window ids should
- be displayed as integer values. The default is to
- display them as hexadecimal values.
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- --cchhiillddrreenn
- This option causes the root, parent, and children
- windows' ids and names of the selected window to
- be displayed.
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- --ttrreeee This option is like --cchhiillddrreenn but displays all
- children recursively.
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- --ssttaattss This option causes the display of various
- attributes pertaining to the location and appear-
- ance of the selected window. Information dis-
- played includes the location of the window, its
- width and height, its depth, border width, class,
- colormap id if any, map state, backing-store hint,
- and location of the corners.
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- --bbiittss This option causes the display of various
- attributes pertaining to the selected window's raw
- bits and how the selected window is to be stored.
- Displayed information includes the selected win-
- dow's bit gravity, window gravity, backing-store
- hint, backing-planes value, backing pixel, and
- whether or not the window has save-under set.
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- --eevveennttss This option causes the selected window's event
- masks to be displayed. Both the event mask of
- events wanted by some client and the event mask of
- events not to propagate are displayed.
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- --ssiizzee This option causes the selected window's sizing
- hints to be displayed. Displayed information
- includes: for both the normal size hints and the
- zoom size hints, the user supplied location if
- any; the program supplied location if any; the
- user supplied size if any; the program supplied
- size if any; the minimum size if any; the maximum
- size if any; the resize increments if any; and the
- minimum and maximum aspect ratios if any.
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- --wwmm This option causes the selected window's window
- manager hints to be displayed. Information dis-
- played may include whether or not the application
- accepts input, what the window's icon window # and
- name is, where the window's icon should go, and
- what the window's initial state should be.
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- --sshhaappee This option causes the selected window's window
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- and border shape extents to be displayed.
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- --ffrraammee This option causes window manager frames to be
- considered when manually selecting windows.
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- --mmeettrriicc This option causes all individual height, width,
- and x and y positions to be displayed in millime-
- ters as well as number of pixels, based on what
- the server thinks the resolution is. Geometry
- specifications that are in ++xx++yy form are not
- changed.
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- --eenngglliisshh
- This option causes all individual height, width,
- and x and y positions to be displayed in inches
- (and feet, yards, and miles if necessary) as well
- as number of pixels. --mmeettrriicc and --eenngglliisshh may both
- be enabled at the same time.
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- --aallll This option is a quick way to ask for all informa-
- tion possible.
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- --ddiissppllaayy _d_i_s_p_l_a_y
- This option allows you to specify the server to
- connect to; see _X_(_1_).
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- EEXXAAMMPPLLEE
- The following is a sample summary taken with no options
- specified:
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- xwininfo: Window id: 0x60000f "xterm"
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- Absolute upper-left X: 2
- Absolute upper-left Y: 85
- Relative upper-left X: 0
- Relative upper-left Y: 25
- Width: 579
- Height: 316
- Depth: 8
- Visual Class: PseudoColor
- Border width: 0
- Class: InputOutput
- Colormap: 0x27 (installed)
- Bit Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
- Window Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
- Backing Store State: NotUseful
- Save Under State: no
- Map State: IsViewable
- Override Redirect State: no
- Corners: +2+85 -699+85 -699-623 +2-623
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- EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENNTT
- DDIISSPPLLAAYY To get the default host and display number.
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- X(1), xprop(1)
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- BBUUGGSS
- Using --ssttaattss --bbiittss shows some redundant information.
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- The -geometry string displayed must make assumptions about
- the window's border width and the behavior of the applica-
- tion and the window manager. As a result, the location
- given is not always correct.
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- AAUUTTHHOORR
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