xevkeys

#!/bin/sh
# No more peck and hunt with xev!
# By Joep van Delft, github.com/joepvd
xev |
  awk '
    BEGIN {
      FS="[ (),]+"
      fmt = "%-7s %-4s %-6s %s\n"
      printf fmt, "action", "code", "sym", "name"
      printf fmt, "-------", "----", "------", "----" 
    }
    /^KeyPress/   { action = "press" }
    /^KeyRelease/ { action = "release" }
    /keysym/      { printf fmt, action, $5, $7, $8 }
  '