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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting How to simulate ''Esc'' keystroke in a bash shel script? Post 302877445 by alfarnume on Sunday 1st of December 2013 12:03:05 PM
Old 12-01-2013
How to simulate ''Esc'' keystroke in a bash shel script?
I am using Ubuntu 12.4

I am running the following script:

++++++++
Code:
#!/bin/bash

while [ 1 ]; do
  xdotool mousemove 248 539 click 1 &
 sleep 3
 done

+++++++++

This moves the mouse on the specified position on the screen and clicks that pauses the script for 3 seconds and repeats the process for ever because of the while loop.

I need to simulate pressing the ''Esc'' keystroke because these is some warning after that click and if I press Escape manually than the script moves the mouse and click one more time and the warning appears again and ruins my life...


So basically after ''sleep 3'' i need to write code to simulate '' esc' keystroke...

Maybe it matters, I am running the script in a terminal window, and the clicks are on some other window on a web browser link.
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 12-02-2013 at 01:28 AM.. Reason: code tags
 

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PCT-SCANNER-SCRIPT(1)					      General Commands Manual					     PCT-SCANNER-SCRIPT(1)

NAME

       pct-scanner-script - easy scan and create merged DjVu and PDF documents for archiving

SYNOPSIS

       pct-scanner-script [--help]

DESCRIPTION

       pct-scanner-script  is  a  bash script and configuration system to easily scan documents and create a digital archiving. It can create DjVu
       PDF and JPEG outputs, in merged and individual files. It also has a configuration system where different  configurations  can  be  defined,
       making it easy to switch between configurations.

       Please use pct-scanner-script --help to find all program options, the complete help, and all examples.

       Features:
	 - auto archiving in merged and individual DjVu, PDF, and JPEG files
	 - auto and manual resume when scanning somehow fails
	 - cascading configuration system, for easy customizing
	 - easy command-line-style bash program, with useful options
	 - archiving made possible with both adf and flatbed scanners
	 - built for productivity and daily use
	 - uses bash, scanadf and other mainstream processing tools
	 - multilanguage commandline output

OPTIONS

       -h, --help, -?
	      Show summary of options, help, and examples.

DEBUGGING

       This  program  is  a  helper  script  to easy scan and automated digital document archiving for normal and adf scanners. You can debug this
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AUTHOR

       pct-scanner-script and this manual page are written by:
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								  March 31, 2009					     PCT-SCANNER-SCRIPT(1)
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