[SOLVED] Emulate key press while not being root

10110111 · 08-30-2009, 04:39 PM

How can i emulate key press in X Window system, as acpi_fakekey does, but without need to be root?

David the H. · 08-31-2009, 10:21 AM

You're looking for xdotool.

Code:

xdotool key "ctrl+alt+S"       #simulate a button combination

xdotool type "Hello world!"    #"type" a text string

xdotool click 3                #emulate a mouse click

There are also older options, like xmacroplay and xvkbd, but you don't want to use them. xdotool does it better.