xev(6)xev(6)NAMExev - print contents of X events
SYNOPSISxev [ -display displayname ] [ -geometry geom ]
DESCRIPTION
Xev creates a window and then asks the X server to send it notices
called events whenever anything happens to the window (such as being
moved, resized, typed in, clicked in, etc.). It is useful for seeing
what causes events to occur and to display the information that they
contain.
OPTIONS-display display
This option specifies the X server to contact.
-geometry geom
This option specifies the size and/or location of the window.
SEE ALSOX11(7), xwininfo(1), xdpyinfo(1),
Xlib Programmers Manual, X Protocol Specification
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1988, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
See X11(7) for a full statement of rights and permissions.
AUTHOR
Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium
10 May 1990 xev(6)