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debug-x-shortcut
#!/bin/sh
## Debug what is capturing your keyboard shortcut
/bin/echo -e "\nSee https://askubuntu.com/questions/925732/keyboard-shortcuts-stop-working-intermittently/926156#926156\n"
KEY="$1" # the combination that was "grabbed"
xdotool keydown "${KEY}"; # start pressing the key combo
xdotool key XF86LogGrabInfo; # the keysym that when emitted asks X to print info on the grabber of the current keys
xdotool keyup "${KEY}" # stop pressing the key combo
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