wtype
Simulate keyboard input on Wayland, similar to
xdotool type
for X11. See also:ydotool
. More information: https://github.com/atx/wtype.
- Simulate typing text:
wtype "{{Hello World}}"
- Type a specific key:
wtype -k {{Left}}
- Press a modifier:
wtype -M {{shift|ctrl|...}}
- Release a modifier:
wtype -m {{ctrl}}
- Wait between keystrokes (in milliseconds):
wtype -d {{500}} -- "{{text}}"
- Read text from
stdin
:
echo "{{text}}" | wtype -