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Linux Desktop CLI
Lidecli: the Linux Desktop CLI
Linux Desktop CLI (Lidecli) is an unified command-line tool to interact with X, Wayland, Window Managers and Desktop Environments. The goal of Lidecli is to provide a library of commands to interact with the DE/WM you use.
Hover your mouse on the command name to see the details
Available commands
Command Name
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Name
Description
Tags
1
kde-list-shortcuts
Get all supported KWin configurable shortcuts
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
2
kde-monitors
Get the list of the monitors and their configuration
x11
wayland
kde
monitors
json
3
kde-invoke-shortcuts
Invoke a KWin conigurable shortcut
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
4
sway-list-windows
Get Windows list with Sway on Wayland
wayland
sway
windows
5
x-list-windows-wmctrl
Get Windows list with wmctrl
x11
windows
wmctrl
6
x-list-windows-xwininfo
Get Windows list with xwininfo
x11
windows
xwininfo
7
x-get-winid
From the class name of a window, output the Win ID
x11
windows
wmctrl
8
x-is-win-maximized
Check if a Window is maximized
x11
windows
xprop
9
x-is-win-maximized-h
Check if a Window is maximized horizontally
x11
windows
xprop
10
x-is-win-maximized-v
Check if a Window is maximized vertically
x11
windows
xprop
11
x-is-win-minimized
Check if a Window is minimized
x11
windows
xprop
12
x-is-win-modal
Check if a Window is modal
x11
windows
xprop
13
x-is-win-sticky
Check if a Window is sticky
x11
windows
xprop
14
x-is-win-shaded
Check if a Window is shaded
x11
windows
xprop
15
x-is-win-fullscreen
Check if a Window is fullscreen
x11
windows
xprop
16
x-is-win-above
Check if a Window is above others
x11
windows
xprop
17
x-is-win-below
Check if a Window is below others
x11
windows
xprop
18
x-focus-id
Give focus to a Window (by ID)
x11
windows
wmctrl
19
x-focus-name
Give focus to a Window (by name)
x11
windows
wmctrl
20
x-focus-name-th
Give focus to the nth Window (by name)
x11
windows
wmctrl
21
x-current-focus-id
Get the WinID having the focus
x11
windows
xprop
22
x-set-win-id-fullscreen
Set a Window specified by its WinID to full screen
x11
windows
wmctrl
23
x-set-win-name-fullscreen
Set a Window specified by its name to full screen
x11
windows
wmctrl
24
x-unset-win-id-fullscreen
Unset fullscreen for a Window specified by its WinID
x11
windows
wmctrl
25
x-unset-win-name-fullscreen
Unset fullscreen for a Window specified by its name
x11
windows
wmctrl
26
x-move-win-name-screen
Move a window specified by its name to a specific monitor
x11
windows
wmctrl
xrandr
27
kde-toggle-win-fullscreen
Toogle fullscreen for the current Window
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
28
kde-close-win
Close the current window
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
29
kde-kill-win
Kill the current window
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
30
x-kill-win-id
Kill a window specified by its WinID
x11
windows
wmctrl
31
x-kill-win-name
Kill a window specified by its name
x11
windows
wmctrl
32
kde-switch-to-desktop
Switch to a particular desktop
x11
wayland
kde
desktops
qdbus
33
kde-move-current-win-to-desktop
Move a window to a particular desktop
x11
wayland
kde
desktops
qdbus
34
kde-move-win-id-to-desktop
Move a window specified by ID to a particular desktop
x11
kde
windows
desktops
qdbus
wmctrl
35
kde-move-win-name-to-desktop
Move a window specified by name to a particular desktop
x11
kde
windows
desktops
qdbus
wmctrl
36
kde-switch-to-screen
Switch to a particular screen
x11
wayland
kde
screens
qdbus
37
kde-switch-to-previous-screen
Switch to the previous screen
x11
wayland
kde
screens
qdbus
38
kde-switch-to-next-screen
Switch to the next screen
x11
wayland
kde
screens
qdbus
39
kde-switch-to-right-screen
Switch to the screen at the right
x11
wayland
kde
screens
qdbus
40
kde-switch-to-left-screen
Switch to the screen at the left
x11
wayland
kde
screens
qdbus
41
kde-switch-to-screen-below
Switch to the screen below
x11
wayland
kde
screens
qdbus
42
kde-switch-to-screen-above
Switch to the screen above
x11
wayland
kde
screens
qdbus
43
kde-toggle-win-decorate
Toggle the decoration of the current Window
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
44
kde-toggle-win-id-decorate
Toggle the decoration of a window specified by its ID
x11
kde
windows
qdbus
wmctrl
45
kde-toggle-win-name-decorate
Toggle the decoration of a window specified by its name
x11
kde
windows
qdbus
wmctrl
46
kde-move-current-win-to-screen
Move a window to a particular screen
x11
wayland
kde
screens
qdbus
47
kde-move-win-id-to-screen
Move a window specified by ID to a particular screen
x11
kde
screens
windows
qdbus
wmctrl
48
kde-move-win-name-to-screen
Move a window specified by name to a particular screen
x11
kde
screens
windows
qdbus
wmctrl
49
kde-move-win-to-all-desktop
Move the current window to all desktops
x11
wayland
kde
windows
desktops
qdbus
50
kde-move-win-id-to-all-desktops
Move a window specified by ID to all desktops
x11
kde
windows
desktops
qdbus
wmctrl
51
kde-move-win-name-to-all-desktops
Move a window specified by name to all desktops
x11
kde
windows
desktops
qdbus
wmctrl
52
kde-tile-win-bottom
Tile the current Window to the bottom
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
53
kde-tile-win-id-bottom
Tile a Window specified by its WinID to the bottom
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
54
kde-tile-win-name-bottom
Tile a Window specified by its name to the bottom
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
55
kde-tile-win-left
Tile the current Window to the left
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
56
kde-tile-win-id-left
Tile a Window specified by its WinID to the left
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
57
kde-tile-win-name-left
Tile a Window specified by its name to the left
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
58
kde-tile-win-bottom-left
Tile the current Window to the bottom left
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
59
kde-tile-win-id-bottom-left
Tile a Window specified by its WinID to the bottom left
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
60
kde-tile-win-name-bottom-left
Tile a Window specified by its name to the bottom left
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
61
kde-tile-win-top-left
Tile the current Window to the top left
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
62
kde-tile-win-id-top-left
Tile a Window specified by its WinID to the top left
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
63
kde-tile-win-name-top-left
Tile a Window specified by its name to the top left
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
64
kde-tile-win-top
Tile the current Window to the top
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
65
kde-tile-win-id-top
Tile a Window specified by its WinID to the top
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
66
kde-tile-win-name-top
Tile a Window specified by its name to the top
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
67
kde-tile-win-top-right
Tile the current Window to the top right
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
68
kde-tile-win-id-top-right
Tile a Window specified by its WinID to the top right
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
69
kde-tile-win-name-top-right
Tile a Window specified by its name to the top right
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
70
kde-tile-win-right
Tile the current Window to the right
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
71
kde-tile-win-id-right
Tile a Window specified by its WinID to the right
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
72
kde-tile-win-name-right
Tile a Window specified by its name to the right
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
73
kde-tile-win-bottom-right
Tile the current Window to the bottom right
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
74
kde-tile-win-id-bottom-right
Tile a Window specified by its WinID to the bottom right
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
75
kde-tile-win-name-bottom-right
Tile a Window specified by its name to the bottom right
x11
kde
windows
wmctrl
qdbus
76
kde-walk-wins-current-application
Walk through Windows of the current application
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
77
kde-walk-wins-current-application-reverse
Walk through Windows of the current application (reverse)
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
78
kde-toggle-win-move
Move a window
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
79
kde-increase-win-opacity
Increase the opacity of the current Window
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
80
kde-decrease-win-opacity
Decrease the opacity of the current Window
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
81
x-set-win-id-opacity
Set the opacity of a Window specified by its WinID
x11
windows
xprop
82
x-set-win-name-opacity
Set the opacity of a Window specified by its name
x11
windows
xprop
83
kde-switch-to-desktop-up
Switch to one desktop up
x11
wayland
kde
desktops
qdbus
84
kde-switch-to-desktop-right
Switch to one desktop to the right
x11
wayland
kde
desktops
qdbus
85
kde-switch-to-desktop-down
Switch to one desktop down
x11
wayland
kde
desktops
qdbus
86
kde-switch-to-desktop-left
Switch to one desktop to the left
x11
wayland
kde
desktops
qdbus
87
kde-switch-to-next-desktop
Switch to the next desktop
x11
wayland
kde
desktops
qdbus
88
kde-switch-to-previous-desktop
Switch to the previous desktop
x11
wayland
kde
desktops
qdbus
89
kde-move-win-to-next-desktop
Move the current window to the next desktop
x11
wayland
kde
desktops
qdbus
90
kde-move-win-id-to-next-desktop
Move a window specified by its WinID to the next desktop
x11
kde
desktops
wmctrl
qdbus
91
kde-move-win-name-to-next-desktop
Move a window specified by its name to the next desktop
x11
kde
desktops
wmctrl
qdbus
92
kde-move-win-to-previous-desktop
Move the current window to the previous desktop
x11
wayland
kde
desktops
qdbus
93
kde-move-win-id-to-previous-desktop
Move a window specified by its WinID to the previous desktop
x11
kde
desktops
wmctrl
qdbus
94
kde-move-win-name-to-previous-desktop
Move a window specified by its name to the previous desktop
x11
kde
desktops
wmctrl
qdbus
95
kde-switch-win-right
Switch to the window at the right of the current one
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
96
kde-switch-win-left
Switch to the window at the left of the current one
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
97
kde-switch-win-up
Switch to the window above the current one
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
98
kde-switch-win-down
Switch to the window below the current one
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
99
kde-move-win-screen-right
Move the current window to the screen at the right
x11
wayland
kde
screens
qdbus
100
kde-move-win-id-screen-right
Move a window specified by its ID to the screen at the right
x11
kde
screens
wmctrl
qdbus
101
kde-move-win-name-screen-right
Move a window specified by its name to the screen at the right
x11
kde
screens
wmctrl
qdbus
102
kde-move-win-screen-left
Move the current window to the screen at the left
x11
wayland
kde
screens
qdbus
103
kde-move-win-id-screen-left
Move a window specified by its ID to the screen at the left
x11
kde
screens
wmctrl
qdbus
104
kde-move-win-name-screen-left
Move a window specified by its name to the screen at the left
x11
kde
screens
wmctrl
qdbus
105
kde-move-win-screen-down
Move the current window to one screen down
x11
wayland
kde
screens
qdbus
106
kde-move-win-id-screen-down
Move a window specified by its ID one screen down
x11
kde
screens
wmctrl
qdbus
107
kde-move-win-name-screen-down
Move a window specified by its name one screen down
x11
kde
screens
wmctrl
qdbus
108
kde-move-win-screen-up
Move the current window to one screen up
x11
wayland
kde
screens
qdbus
109
kde-move-win-id-screen-up
Move a window specified by its ID one screen up
x11
kde
screens
wmctrl
qdbus
110
kde-move-win-name-screen-up
Move a window specified by its name one screen up
x11
kde
screens
wmctrl
qdbus
111
kde-move-win-to-next-screen
Move the current window to the next screen
x11
wayland
kde
screens
qdbus
112
kde-move-win-id-to-next-screen
Move a window specified by its ID to the next screen
x11
kde
screens
wmctrl
qdbus
113
kde-move-win-name-to-next-screen
Move a window specified by its name to the next screen
x11
kde
screens
wmctrl
qdbus
114
kde-move-win-to-previous-screen
Move the current window to the previous screen
x11
wayland
kde
screens
qdbus
115
kde-move-win-id-to-previous-screen
Move a window specified by its ID to the previous screen
x11
kde
screens
wmctrl
qdbus
116
kde-move-win-name-to-previous-screen
Move a window specified by its name to the previous screen
x11
kde
screens
wmctrl
qdbus
117
kde-move-win-desktop-right
Move the current window to the desktop at the right
x11
wayland
kde
desktops
qdbus
118
kde-move-win-id-desktop-right
Move a window specified by its ID to the desktop at the right
x11
kde
desktops
wmctrl
qdbus
119
kde-move-win-name-desktop-right
Move a window specified by its name to the desktop at the right
x11
kde
desktops
wmctrl
qdbus
120
kde-move-win-desktop-left
Move the current window to the desktop at the left
x11
wayland
kde
desktops
qdbus
121
kde-move-win-id-desktop-left
Move a window specified by its ID to the desktop at the left
x11
kde
desktops
wmctrl
qdbus
122
kde-move-win-name-desktop-left
Move a window specified by its name to the desktop at the left
x11
kde
desktops
wmctrl
qdbus
123
kde-move-win-desktop-down
Move the current window to one desktop down
x11
wayland
kde
desktops
qdbus
124
kde-move-win-id-desktop-down
Move a window specified by its ID one desktop down
x11
kde
desktops
wmctrl
qdbus
125
kde-move-win-name-desktop-down
Move a window specified by its name one desktop down
x11
kde
desktops
wmctrl
qdbus
126
kde-move-win-desktop-up
Move the current window to one desktop up
x11
wayland
kde
desktops
qdbus
127
kde-move-win-id-desktop-up
Move a window specified by its ID one desktop up
x11
kde
desktops
wmctrl
qdbus
128
kde-move-win-name-desktop-up
Move a window specified by its name one desktop up
x11
kde
desktops
wmctrl
qdbus
129
kde-zoom-in
Zoom in
x11
wayland
kde
various
qdbus
130
kde-zoom-out
Zoom out
x11
wayland
kde
varioiusqdbus
131
kde-zoom-reset
Zoom reset
x11
wayland
kde
various
qdbus
132
kde-win-maximize
Maximize the current window
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
133
kde-win-maximize-horizontal
Maximimze the current window horizontally
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
134
kde-win-maximize-vertical
Maximimze the current window vertically
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
135
x-win-id-maximize-horizontal
Maximize a window (by ID) horizontally
x11
windows
wmctrl
136
x-win-id-maximize-vertical
Maximize a window (by ID) vertically
x11
windows
wmctrl
137
x-win-id-maximize
Maximize a window (by ID)
x11
windows
wmctrl
138
x-win-id-unmaximize
Unmaximize a window (by ID)
x11
windows
wmctrl
139
x-win-name-maximize-horizontal
Maximize a window (by name) horizontally
x11
windows
wmctrl
140
141
x-win-name-maximize
Maximize a window (by name)
x11
windows
wmctrl
142
x-win-name-unmaximize
Unmaximize a window (by name)
x11
windows
wmctrl
143
kde-win-minimize
Minimize the current window
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
144
kde-switch-to-next-window
Switch focus to the next window
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
145
kde-switch-to-previous-window
Switch focus to the next window
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
146
kde-expose
Show a global overview of windows
x11
wayland
kde
various
qdbus
147
kde-overview
Show a global overview of desktops and windows
x11
wayland
kde
various
qdbus
148
kde-expose-all
Show a global overview of all windows
x11
wayland
kde
various
qdbus
149
kde-show-desktop
Show the desktop
x11
wayland
kde
various
qdbus
150
kde-grow-win-vertically
Grow the current window vertically
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
151
kde-grow-win-horizontally
Grow the current window horizontally
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
152
kde-move-mouse-to-focus
Move the mouse to the current window
x11
wayland
kde
mouseqdbus
153
kde-move-mouse-to-center
Move the mouse to the center of the current screen
x11
wayland
kde
mouseqdbus
154
kde-move-window-above
Move the current window above other windows
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
155
kde-move-window-below
Move the current window below other windows
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
156
kde-move-window-lower
Move the window lower
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
157
kde-move-window-pack-right
Move the current window to the edge of the window at the right
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
158
kde-move-window-pack-left
Move the current window to the edge of the window at the left
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
159
kde-move-window-pack-down
Move the current window to the edge of the bottom window
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
160
kde-move-window-pack-up
Move the current window to the edge of the next upper window
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
161
kde-resize-win
Resize the current window with the mouse
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
162
kde-edit-tiles
Launch the GUI to edit tiles
x11
wayland
kde
various
qdbus
163
kde-toggle-night-color
Toggle KDE night color
x11
wayland
kde
various
qdbus
164
kde-toggle-win-shade
Toggle shade of the current window
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
165
kde-move-win-to-center
Move the current window to the center of the screen
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
166
kde-shrink-win-horizontal
Shrink the current window horizontally if it is not maximized
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
167
kde-shrink-win-vertical
Shrink the current window vertically if it is not maximized
x11
wayland
kde
windows
qdbus
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