Using xdotool and shell scripts to automate keystrokes and randomise GatherTown avatar movements

Have you ever wanted to automate your movements on places like GatherTown? You can use xdotool combined with shell scripting to do so, as this allows you to emulate keystrokes.

On Ubuntu, you can install xdotool using,
$ sudo apt install xdotool

For example, executing

$ xdotool keydown a

will emulate the “a” key being pressed down, and will type “a” continuously.

On GatherTown, there are four direction of movements, which are up (using “w”), down (using “s”), left (using …

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