xev(1X)                                                   xev(1X)



NAME
     xev - displays the content of X events

SYNOPSIS
     xev [-display display] [-geometry geometry]
     [-bw width] [-s] [-bs level]

DESCRIPTION
     xev creates a window and then asks the X server to send it
     notices (called events) whenever anything happens to the
     window, such as being typed in, clicked in, resized, or
     moved.  This is useful when you want to see what causes
     events to occur and to display the information that they
     contain.

   Options
     The xev command accepts these options:

     -display display
             Specifies the X server to contact. See X(1X) for de-
             tails.

     -geometry geometry
             Specifies the size or location of the window. See
             X(1X) for details.

     -bw width
             Specifies in pixels the border width of the window.

     -s      Causes xev to request the X server to perform save
             unders for xev windows.

     -bs level
             Causes xev to request a level of backing store from
             the X server.  The level argument can be one of
             WhenMapped, Always, or NotUseful. Without backing
             store, redisplay of the window can take up to a
             second or more.  This option causes the server to
             save the window contents so that when needed, the
             window can be redrawn from the contents saved in
             backing store.

     -bd color

NOTES
     Copyright 1988, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
     See X(1X) for a full statement of rights and permissions.

     Author: Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium






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xev(1X)                                                   xev(1X)



SEE ALSO
     X(1X), xwininfo(1X), xdpyinfo(1X)

     Section 3X in X11 Programmer's Reference for A/UX

     X Window System Protocol Specification

















































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