XEV(1)							      General Commands Manual							    XEV(1)

NAME

       xev - print contents of X events

SYNOPSIS

       xev  [-display  displayname]  [-geometry  geom] [-bw pixels] [-bs {NotUseful,WhenMapped,Always}] [-id windowid] [-root] [-s] [-name string]
       [-rv]

DESCRIPTION

       Xev creates a window and then asks the X server to send it events whenever anything happens to the window (such as it being moved, resized,
       typed  in,  clicked  in,  etc.).  You can also attach it to an existing window.	It is useful for seeing what causes events to occur and to
       display the information that they contain; it is essentially a debugging and development tool, and should not be needed in normal usage.

OPTIONS

       -display display
	       This option specifies the X server to contact.

       -geometry geom
	       This option specifies the size and/or location of the window, if a window is to be created.

       -bw pixels
	       This option specifies the border width for the window.

       -bs {NotUseful,WhenMapped,Always}
	       This option specifies what kind of backing store to give the window.  The default is NotUseful. Backing store  refers  to  the  the
	       pixels  saved off-screen when the X server maintains the contents of a window; NotUseful means that the xev process will redraw its
	       contents itself, as necessary.

       -id windowid
	       This option specifies that the window with the given id should be monitored, instead of creating a new window.

       -root   This option specifies that the root window should be monitored, instead of creating a new window.

       -s      This option specifies that save-unders should be enabled on the window. Save unders are similar to backing store,  but  they  refer
	       rather  to  the	saving of pixels off-screen when the current window obscures other windows. Save unders are only advisory, and are
	       normally set for popup dialogs and other transient windows.

       -name string
	       This option specifies the name to assign to the created window.

       -rv     This option specifies that the window should be in reverse video.

SEE ALSO

       X(7), xwininfo(1), xdpyinfo(1), Xlib Programmers Manual, X Protocol Specification
       See X(7) for a full statement of rights and permissions.

AUTHOR

       Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium

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