Get window_ID of gnome-terminal window by tab name (may not be active tab)

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I'm running gnome-terminal in SLES-11. I work on several debug and support issues running in parallel (EDA related) and have as many 15 desktops with a gnome terminal window in each one (one gnome-terminal process with multiple windows across all desktops).

The gnome terminal window in each desktop has several named tabs, eg Ticket_number, VIEW, LIB, RUN debug, etc.

Here's what I'm trying to find:

Given a name string, find the window_ID of the gnome terminal window containing that a tab with that name. The named tab may not be the active tab (will not be in WM_NAME)

What I've tried so far:

  • searching environment of gnome-terminal process: no tab name info at all

  • Searching window xprops: only shows info for current active tab

I don't have root access and don't have any choice to change OS, gnome version or terminal app.

Are there any other ideas I could pursue? Given a name string, find the X window ID of the gnome-terminal window(s) containing that named tab, even if the named tab is not the active tab.

Thanks and Best Regards,

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Maybe my answer to my own similar question is relevant: stackoverflow.com/a/67956491/7369280 – Ralf

1 Answers

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You can use "xdotool search" to get the windowID. Insert between quotes the terminal title:

xdotool search --name "text_to_search"

To install "xdotool" type:

sudo apt-get install xdotool