Getting Window Information with `xwininfo'

The xwininfo client is a utility program that displays useful information about windows.

The syntax for xwininfo is as follows:

   xwininfo options

where options are:

-help: Prints a summary of the command usage.
-id id: Specifies the target window by window id.
-name name: Specifies the target window by name.
-root: Specifies the root window as the target.
-int: Displays window information, normally shown as hexadecimal, as decimal.
-tree: Displays ids and names of the root, parent, and child windows.
-stats: Displays window id, location, size, depth, and other information as hexadecimal.
-metric: Displays height, width, x and y information in millimeters.
-english: Displays height, width, x and y information in inches, feet, yards.
-bits: Displays information about bit and storage attributes.
-events: Displays event masks of the target window.
-size: Displays sizing information about the target window.
-wm: Displays the window manager hints for the target window.
-all: Displays all available information about a window.
-display host:display.screen: Specifies the host, display, and screen to target.

This example illustrates the result of issuing the following command:

   xwininfo -stats Return

Once you issue the command, select a window as the target of your inquiry by moving the pointer into that window and clicking button 1.

   xwininfo ==> Window id: 0x200013 (hpaaaaa)

            ==> Upper left X: 6

            ==> Upper left Y: 6

            ==> Width: 484

            ==> Height: 316

            ==> Depth: 8

            ==> Border width: 4

            ==> Window class: InputOutput

            ==> Colormap: 0x80065

            ==> Window Bit Gravity State: NorthWestGravity

            ==> Window Window Gravity State: NorthWestGravity

            ==> Window Backing Store State: NotUseful

            ==> Window Save Under State: no

            ==> Window Map State: IsViewable

            ==> Window Override Redirect State: no

            ==> Corners:  +6+6  -782+6  -782-694  +6-694

            -geometry =80x24+6+6

Getting Window Information with `xwininfo'

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