How to add shortcut key by bash script

Question

We are working on a kiosk mode in Linux Ubuntu. We would like to define a shortcut by command line (bash script). Is this possible? We would like to setup our kiosk mode automatically by a bash script. So creating a new shortcut via Compiz isn't possible.

Any ideas?

Do you want to create a shorcut inside X.org to launch a bash script? — Atropo, Feb 27 '13 at 08:24
Yes just like you would define a new shortcut in the system settings but via command line — Nicholas, Feb 27 '13 at 11:40

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 27 '13 at 13:04

The shortcuts usually depend on the window manager you're using. If you're using Ubuntu you should have Gnome as default windomanager so you could use the Gnome Control Center to set the shortcuts you want.

Another way, is use a tool like Xbindkeys which is indipendent from the window manager and reads the key configuration from a simple text file usually ~/.xbindkeysrc.

So you could install Xbindkeys in your system with:

sudo apt-get install xbindkeys

Then in the bash script you could add a new entry in the ~/xbindkeysrc config file to add your shortcut.

How to add shortcut key by bash script

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