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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 -