XEV(1)                      X Version 11(Release 5)                      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(1), xwininfo(1), xdpyinfo(1), Xlib Programmers Manual, X Protocol
      Specification

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

AUTHOR
      Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium




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