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Created August 21, 2013 16:37
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Window switcher
#!/bin/bash
win_class='emacs.Emacs'
# get list of all windows matching with the class above
win_list=$(wmctrl -x -l | grep -i $win_class | awk '{print $1}' )
# get id of the focused window
active_win_id=$(xprop -root | grep '^_NET_ACTIVE_W' | awk -F'# 0x' '{print $2}')
if [ "$active_win_id" == "0" ]; then
active_win_id=""
fi
# get next window to focus on, removing id active
switch_to=$(echo $win_list | sed s/.*$active_win_id// | awk '{print $1}')
# if the current window is the last in the list ... take the first one
if [ "$switch_to" == '' ];then
switch_to=$(echo $win_list | awk '{print $1}')
fi
# switch to window
wmctrl -i -a $switch_to
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