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/usr/bin/xprop

Property displayer for X

From xprop 1.2.8-r5 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running xprop --help (exit 1) · terse output. permalink

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Options (15)
OptionDescriptionSource
-helpPrint out a summary of command line options.man
-grammarPrint out a detailed grammar for all command line options.man
-id idThis argument allows the user to select window id on the command line rather than using the pointer to select the target window.man
-name nameThis argument allows the user to specify that the window named name is the target window on the command line rather than using the pointer to select the target window.man
-font fontThis argument allows the user to specify that the properties of font font should be displayed.man
-rootThis argument specifies that X's root window is the target window.man
-display displayThis argument allows you to specify the server to connect to;man
-len nSpecifies that at most n bytes of any property should be read or displayed.man
-notypeSpecifies that the type of each property should not be displayed.man
-fs fileSpecifies that file file should be used as a source of more formats for properties.man
-frameSpecifies that when selecting a window by hand (i.e. if none of -name, -root, or -id are given), look at the window manager frame (if any) instead of looking for the client window.man
-remove property-nameSpecifies the name of a property to be removed from the indicated window.man
-set property-nameSpecifies the name of a property and a property value, to be set on the indicated window.man
-spyExamine window properties forever, looking for property change events.man
-versionPrint program version information and exit.man

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