xwit (X Window Interface Tool) xwit is a hodge-podge collection of simple routines to call some of those X11 functions that don't already have any utility commands built around them. The reasoning behind this is that loosely every X function should be accessible from a shell script. Note: xwit is old and mostly unmaintained. It's included only for compatibility with old scripts that use it. New software should use xdotool rather than xwit.