Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.4-1405

Chapter 12. System Utilities

xdotool-4.20251130.1

Introduction to xdotool

The xdotool package provides the capabilities to simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this using X11’s XTEST extension and other Xlib functions.

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Package Information

xdotool Dependencies

Required

Xorg Libraries

Optional (required for tests)

gnome-session-49.2, openbox-3.6.1, Ruby-4.0.1, Xorg Applications, and Xorg-Server-21.1.21 (for the Xvfb program),

Installation of xdotool

First, fix an invalid path in an installed pkg-config file: 

sed -i 's#/local##' libxdo.pc

Install xdotool by running the following commands: 

make WITHOUT_RPATH_FIX=1

To run the tests, do: 

cd t
make all-headless
cd ..

Now, as the root user: 

make PREFIX=/usr INSTALLMAN=/usr/share/man install

Contents

Installed Program: xdotool
Installed Libraries: libxdo.so
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

xdotool

is a command-line X11 automation tool

libxdo.so

contains X11 automation functions