Multiple commands in one custom keyboard shortcut

Question

How do I add multiple commands to one shortcut? Adding something like

xdotool getactivewindow windowmove 0 0 && xdotool getactivewindow windowsize 50% 50%

doesn't work, but either command in isolation works. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong.

lemonslice · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-14 07:06:03Z

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You can create a script that does the same thing and assign it to the custom shortcut. For instance, ~/.local/bin/my_script:

#!/bin/sh
xdotool getactivewindow windowmove 0 0
xdotool getactivewindow windowsize 50% 50%

answered May 14 '17 at 7:06

lemonslice

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Thanks for the reply, but is this desired behavior? I can't think of a reason why the keyboard shortcut menu only accepts one command. – Jack Black May 14 '17 at 8:38
It is a custom command so I don't think there is a shell call. That is, the command is not parsed by a shell that would be able to tell that you want two separate commands separated by && but as a single command with the rest of the line as its arguments… – lemonslice May 14 '17 at 9:03

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