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Identify process by X window (like xkill but for info)
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gxwhich
#!/bin/sh
xprop | awk '($1=="_NET_WM_PID(CARDINAL)") {print $3}' | xargs ps h -o pid,cmd | xargs notify-send
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xwhich
#!/bin/sh
xprop | awk '($1=="_NET_WM_PID(CARDINAL)") {print $3}' | xargs ps h -o pid,cmd
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Put in /usr/bin/ and chmod a+rx to use. Then, run xwhich from a terminal or gxwhich from AltF2 or a similar GUI launcher.

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