tldr/pages/common/xev.md

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xev

Print contents of X events. More information: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xev.

  • Monitor all occurring X events:

xev

  • Monitor all X events of the root window instead of creating a new one:

xev -root

  • Monitor all X events of a particular window:

xev -id {{window_id}}

  • Monitor X events from a given category (can be specified multiple times):

xev -event {{event_category}}