xlsclients - Man Page

list client applications running on a display

Examples (TL;DR)

List clients on the default display: xlsclients
List clients on all screens: xlsclients -a
List clients with detailed information: xlsclients -l
Limit the command output length per client to a specific number of characters: xlsclients -m max_command_length
Specify a particular display to inspect: xlsclients -display :display_number
List clients on remote host's display: xlsclients -display remote_host:0
Display version: xlsclients -version

Synopsis

xlsclients [-display displayname] [-a] [-l] [-m maxcmdlen] [-version]

Description

Xlsclients is a utility for listing information about the client applications running on a display. It may be used to generate scripts representing a snapshot of the user's current session.

Options

-display displayname: This option specifies the X server to contact.
-a: This option indicates that clients on all screens should be listed. By default, only those clients on the default screen are listed.
-l: List in long format, giving the window name, icon name, and class hints in addition to the machine name and command string shown in the default format.
-m maxcmdlen: This option specifies the maximum number of characters in a command to print out. The default is 10000.
-version: Print the program version and exit.