How can you check if a window is minimized via the terminal in linux

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How can you check if a window is minimized via the terminal in linux?

Which window manager are you using? – user229044 Oct 30 '10 at 03:09 — user229044, Oct 30 '10 at 03:09
The default windows manager for Ubuntu – htmlajax Oct 30 '10 at 03:18 — htmlajax, Oct 30 '10 at 03:18

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 27 '13 at 03:27

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if xwininfo -all -id $windowIdGoHere |grep "Hidden"; then
  echo "is hidden"
fi

answered Jun 27 '13 at 03:27

Aquarius Power

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 30 '10 at 04:11

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xwininfo -name 'Window Title' | grep 'Map State:'

Look for IsViewable versus IsUnMapped; these come from the map_state field returned by XGetWindowAttributes.

(At least, that works with traditional window managers; I don't know if Compiz does screwy stuff to allow for thumbnailing minimized windows.)

answered Oct 30 '10 at 04:11

ephemient

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It won't work with Enlightenment (e17), where the `map_state` seems to be always `IsViewable` (this is a feature, which allows for instance [screen captures of hidden windows](http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/93159/26952)). – Skippy le Grand Gourou Oct 01 '13 at 13:55
Doesn't work either on Ubuntu 13.04 with Compiz. The result for some window is `Map State: IsViewable`, for others is `Map State: IsUnMapped`, but this field seems not related to the actual visibility (normal or minimized) of a window. – Avio Nov 18 '13 at 14:09

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 11 '15 at 22:21

0

[ $(xwininfo -id 0x60001d -all | awk '/Maximized/{print}' | wc -l) -eq 2 ] && echo Maximized

where 0x60001d is window ID. See xwininfo -h for other ways to identify a window for testing.

answered Jun 11 '15 at 22:21

Simon

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