OBXPROP(1) General Commands Manual OBXPROP(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

openbox — A minimalistic, highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**openbox** \[--help] \[--display DISPLAY] \[--id ID] \[--root] \[--] \[PROPERTY ...]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

obxprop is a tool for displaying the properties on an x window.

This tool has a similar functionality to **xprop**, but obxprop allows you to see UTF-8 strings as text.

You may use the **--id** option to specify a window identifier, otherwise obxprop will allow you to select a window by clicking on it.

Primarily, this tool exists for Openbox users to see the value of the \_OB\_APP\_NAME, \_OB\_APP\_CLASS, \_OB\_APP\_ROLE, and \_OB\_APP\_TYPE properties, which Openbox uses for matching windows against user-defined application rules.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

These are the possible options that **openbox** accepts:

[**--help**](#help)

Show a summary of the options available.

[**--display** DISPLAY](#display)

Specify the X display to use.

[**--id** ID](#id)

Specify the window identifier for the window whose properties will be displayed.

Similar to **xprop**, you may pass one or more property names to have **openbox** limit its output to only the properties requested.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[openbox (1)](/man/os/openbox/openbox.1), [openbox-session(1)](/man/os/openbox/openbox-session.1), [openbox-gnome-session(1)](/man/os/openbox/openbox-gnome-session.1), [openbox-kde-session(1)](/man/os/openbox/openbox-kde-session.1).

Please report bugs to: **http://bugzilla.icculus.org/**

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Document: obxprop(1) from openbox 3.6.1-r8 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://openbox.org/dist/openbox/openbox-3.6.1.tar.gz