rdotool - Simple input automation

This is a Rust-based input automation tool combining simplicity of dotool with performance of ydotool. It's designed for both command-line and scripting use cases.

Features

• Easier to use than other tools alike (i.e. ydotool)
• Two operation modes: CLI arguments (argsv) and direct STDIN streaming
• Key press simulation
• Mouse position control (absolute coordinates)
• Direct text typing, all keyboard-simulated
• Key hold and release support for more complex interactions

Usage

Command-line mode (single action per command)

# Single key press
rdotool key Enter
# Type text directly
rdotool text "Hello, World!"
# Move mouse to absolute position X,Y
rdotool movemouse 600 400

STDIN mode (batch operations)

# Action sequence
echo '
 keydown ctrl
 keydown shift
 key right
 keyup shift
 keyup ctrl
' | rdotool
# Read actions from file
rdotool < commands.txt

Supported commands

Key presses

rdotool key A
rdotool key F11
rdotool key Escape
rdotool key right

Text input

rdotool text "これはかなりクールだ!"

Mouse control

rdotool mousemove 1920 1080

Key states (STDIN only)

keydown shift
keyup shift