redhat man page for xev

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] [-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 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.

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

       -geometry geom
	       This option specifies the size and/or location of the window.

       -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.

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

       -s      This option specifies that save-unders should be enabled on the window.

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

AUTHOR
       Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium

X Version 11							    Release 6.6 							    XEV(1)