How can I list open windows on the command line?

[bitrat]

Hi,

I'd like to list all open windows/tabs of an application, along with some details like title and open files.

For example, I'd like to list all folders currently open in Thunar.

I can do something like wiw for atril with:

pstree -al | grep atril | grep '\.pdf$'
 |   |-atril /home/user/Desktop/out/all.pdf

Or (with room for improvement!):

$ lsof -u user | grep -i atril | grep '/home/user' | grep '\.pdf$'
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() tracefs file system /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
      Output information may be incomplete.
atril     1302119 user   16r      REG               8,19     74847    5809542 /home/user/Desktop/out/all.pdf

This is for something like a session manager. Does the existing session manager have a cli?

I don't mind using a different method for different apps, just looking for ideas really. If any tool comes to mind that might be useful, please mention it.

Related: is there a way to show the full path of the current folder in Thunar's title bar? Mine only shows the folder name. (Alternatively, can I get the Location Bar contents?)

PS: I'm using xfce with lightdm and Xorg.

[lindi]

Are you using gnome with wayland or something different?

[bitrat]

Are you using gnome with wayland or something different?

Oh, sorry, I should have said! I'm using xfce with lightdm and Xorg.

[sunrat]

@bitrat use code tags for terminal commands please, not preformatted text.

[CwF]

I'd like to list all open windows/tabs of an application

Take a look at

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$  man xwininfo

[bitrat]

Thanks! I did have a look at xwininfo, and it's probably as close as I'll get with any existing utility.

I'm thinking something like 'strings' that would just recurse through child windows and spit out whatever text elements it found...