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  • Get window name using xprop - In X, if you run the xprop command and click on a window, it will print verbose details about the selected window. You can pipe this through a text processing program like awk to pick out particular details, such as the window name. xprop |awk '/WM_C...
  • How to get window properties and information - Use the xprop command to get a list of properties for the selected window, such as its name and state, and xwininfo to get information about the window, such as its size and position. Run the command and click a window. You’ll get output a little like ...

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