Key

Synopsis

key {key-specifier} [[ alt ] | [ ctrl ] | [ shift ]]

Description

The key command sends a keystroke of your choice to the client.

The key-specifier can either be A-Z, 0-9, F1-F12 and ESC, BACK, TAB, ENTER, PAUSE, CAPSLOCK, SPACE, PGDN, PGUP, END, HOME, LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, PRNSCR, INSERT, DELETE, NUMLOCK or SCROLLLOCK.

Note:

If you are running more than one client, the modifier key (alt, control, shift) can sometimes not work as its supposed to.

Example

; This will hold the ALT key down and press the F4 key.
key F4 ALT

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