Shell Programming and Scripting

I am using Ubuntu 12.4

I am running the following script:

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Code:

#!/bin/bash

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

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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.

Are you sure your script "has the keyboard" or do you want to send the "ESC" to another application? I'd guess xdotool would allow for that as well.

how didn't I think of that! wonderful. thanks!