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brew install xdotool v4.20260303.1 BSD-3-Clause

Fake keyboard/mouse input and window management for X

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You will probably want to enable XTEST in your X11 server now by running:
  defaults write org.x.X11 enable_test_extensions -boolean true

For the source of this useful hint:
  https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1264210/does-mac-x11-have-the-xtest-extension
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