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+{ writeDashBin, xdotool, xorg }:
+writeDashBin "xwaitforwindow" ''
+ # usage: xwaitforwindow ARGS
+ # see xdotool search for possible ARGS
+ # example: xwaitforwindow -name WINDOWNAME
+ set -efu
+
+ if id=$(${xdotool}/bin/xdotool search "$@"); then
+ printf 'waiting for window %#x\n' "$id" >&2
+ exec ${xorg.xprop}/bin/xprop -spy -id "$id" >/dev/null
+ else
+ printf 'no window found with xdotool search %s\n' "$*" >&2
+ exit 1
+ fi
+''