wnck-win-list

Install Package

run

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential libgtk-3-dev libwnck-3-dev meson

How to build

run

$ meson build

then run

$ ninja -C build

or run

cd build
ninja

How to test

basic

run

$ ./wnck-win-list

list window info

run

$ ./wnck-win-list | grep -i 'gnome-terminal'

show

window_xid: 86166045;   window_class: Gnome-terminal;   application_name: Terminal;   window_name: Terminal
window_xid: 86025324;   window_class: Gnome-terminal;   application_name: Terminal;   window_name: Terminal

grep window info

window_xid

run

$ ./wnck-win-list | grep -i 'gnome-terminal' | awk -F ';   ' '{print $1}'

show

window_xid: 86166045
window_xid: 86025324

run

$ ./wnck-win-list | grep -i 'gnome-terminal' | awk -F ';   ' '{print $1}' | awk -F ': ' '{print $2}'

show

86166045
86025324

window_class

run

$ ./wnck-win-list | grep -i 'gnome-terminal' | awk -F ';   ' '{print $2}'

show

window_class: Gnome-terminal
window_class: Gnome-terminal

run

$ ./wnck-win-list | grep -i 'gnome-terminal' | awk -F ';   ' '{print $2}' | awk -F ': ' '{print $2}'

show

Gnome-terminal
Gnome-terminal

application_name

run

$ ./wnck-win-list | grep -i 'gnome-terminal' | awk -F ';   ' '{print $3}'

show

application_name: Terminal
application_name: Terminal

run

$ ./wnck-win-list | grep -i 'gnome-terminal' | awk -F ';   ' '{print $3}' | awk -F ': ' '{print $2}'

show

Terminal
Terminal

window_name

run

$ ./wnck-win-list | grep -i 'gnome-terminal' | awk -F ';   ' '{print $4}'

show

window_name: Terminal
window_name: Terminal

run

$ ./wnck-win-list | grep -i 'gnome-terminal' | awk -F ';   ' '{print $4}' | awk -F ': ' '{print $2}'

show

Terminal
Terminal

Reference

• https://github.com/GNOME/devilspie/