xev(X)                          19 June 1992                          xev(X)


 Name

    xev - print contents of X events

 Syntax

    xev [-display displayname] [-geometry geom]

 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 moved,
    resized, typed in, clicked in, etc.).  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.

 See also

    X(X)
    xwininfo(X)
    xdpyinfo(X)
    Xlib Programmers Manual
    X Protocol Specification