---
name: "geistest"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "geis-tools"
version: "2.2.17-1.1+b1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/geistest"
---

# geistest(1)

test operation of the GEIS API

## NAME

geistest - test operation of the GEIS API

## SYNOPSIS

**geistest \[** **-w** *windowid* **\]** **\[** **-d** *deviceid* **\]**\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page explains the **geistest** program. This program is a test driver for verifying the recognition and propagation of gestures through the GEIS API.

Hitting any key on the keyboard will exit the program gracefully.

## OPTIONS

- \-w

  Specifies the *windowId* of a specific window to associate with gestures. Particularly useful with touchscreens. If this argument is not set, the default action is to read gestures on all windows.

  The *windowId* can be determined using the program **xwininfo**.

- \-d

  Specifies the *deviceId* of a specific input device to be tested for multi-touch gestural input. If this argument is not set, the default action is to listen to multi-touch input on all devices.  This argument may be used more than once to specify multiple input devices.

  The *deviceId* can be determined using the program **xinput**.

## ENVIRONMENT

- GEIS\_DEBUG

  Enables GEIS library diagnostic messages on stderr.

## SEE ALSO

gesturetest(1)