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Xorg Display Server

Clipboard

Xorg offeres two clipboard:

  • primary - which activates with middle mouse click
  • seconday
  • clipboard - which is the proper clipboard
  • buffer-cut

Access these with, xclip -selection [type]

Commands

these runs specifically on which were made for xorg

  • xbacklight - adjust backlight brightness using RandR extension
  • xcalc - calculator
  • xchop - pacman game clone
  • xclip - command line interface to X selections (clipboard)
  • xclock - clock
  • xcwd - get current directory opened in the focused windows, like terminal
  • xdotool - command-line X11 automation tool
  • xdpyinfo - display information utility for X
  • xditview - display ditroff output
  • xedit - text editor
  • xeyes - eyes follow cursor
  • xfd - display all the characters in an X font
  • xev - print contents of X events
  • xkill - kill a client by its X resource
  • xprop - property displayer for X
  • xsel - manipulate the X selection.
  • xwd - dump an image of an X window
  • xman - gui manual
  • xmessage - display a message or query in a window (X-based /bin/echo)
  • xprintidle - utility printing user's idle time in X
  • xrandr - X Resize, Rotate and Reflection extension
  • xrdb - X server resource database utility
  • xset - user preference utility for X
  • xsm - X Session Manager
  • xwininfo - window information utility for X