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xdotool - scripting X11 from command line
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gistfile1.sh
# Absolute switching
xdotool set_desktop 0
xdotool set_desktop 1
xdotool set_desktop 2
xdotool set_desktop 3
# Relative switching
xdotool set_desktop $(echo $(($(xdotool get_desktop) + 1)))
xdotool set_desktop $(echo $(($(xdotool get_desktop) - 1)))
# What about the max num of desktops?
echo $(( ( $(xdotool get_desktop) + 1 ) % $(xdotool get_num_desktops)))
echo $(( ( $(xdotool get_desktop) - 1 ) % $(xdotool get_num_desktops)))
# Hmm, but we can get -1 and bash has no abs() function
# Bit hey there is a undocumented --relative argument!
xdotool set_desktop --relative -- 1
xdotool set_desktop --relative -- -1
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