NAME
xev - print contents of X events

SYNOPSIS
xev [-display displayname] [-geometry geom] [-bw pixels]
[-bs {NotUseful,WhenMapped,Always}] [-id windowid] [-s]
[-name string] [-rv]

DESCRIPTION
Xev creates a window and then asks the X server to send it
events whenever anything happens to the window (such as
being moved, resized, typed in, clicked in, etc.). You can
also attach it to an existing window. It is useful for see-
ing what causes events to occur and to display the informa-
tion 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.

-bw pixels
This option specifies the border width for the win-
dow.

-bs {NotUseful,WhenMapped,Always}
This option specifies what kind of backing store to
give the window. The default is NotUseful.

-id windowid
This option specifies that the window with the given
id should be monitored, instead of creating a new
window.

-s This option specifies that save-unders should be
enabled on the window.

-name string
This option specifies the name to assign to the
created window.

-rv This option specifies that the window should be in
reverse video.

SEE ALSO
X(1), xwininfo(1), xdpyinfo(1), Xlib Programmers Manual, X
Protocol Specification
See X(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions.

AUTHOR
Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium