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Tags: bash   ubuntu   gnome-terminal   xdotool   wmctrl  
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URL: https://stackoverflow.com/q/55762022
Title: How to Switch Focus to a Gnome Terminal Tab via Script or Shell Command
ID: /2019/04/19/How-to-Switch-Focus-to-a-Gnome-Terminal-Tab-via-Script-or-Shell-Command
Created: April 19, 2019
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In order to send the signal from Bash Shell use xdotool:

sudo apt install xdotool

In your script issue this command:

xdotool key Control+Page_Up
⇧ Shell Script : Focus already open terminal tab from second terminal tab Turning screen off when running in without window manager running  ⇩