hubcap press

Press a key or key combination.

When to use

Press a key or key combination. Supports modifiers: Ctrl+, Alt+, Shift+, Meta+. Use type for text input instead. Named keys: Enter, Tab, Escape, Backspace, Delete, ArrowUp, ArrowDown, ArrowLeft, ArrowRight, Home, End, PageUp, PageDown, Space.

Usage

hubcap press <key>

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description
`key`	string	Yes	Key name or combination (e.g., `Enter`, `Ctrl+a`, `Ctrl+Shift+n`)

Flags

None.

Output

Field	Type	Description
`pressed`	boolean	Whether the key press succeeded
`key`	string	The key or combination that was pressed

{"pressed":true,"key":"Enter"}

Errors

Condition	Exit code	Stderr
Chrome not connected	2	`error: connecting to Chrome: ...`
Timeout	3	`error: timeout`

Examples

Press Enter to submit a form:

hubcap press Enter

Select all text:

hubcap press Ctrl+a

Press Escape to close a dialog:

hubcap press Escape

Focus an input, select all existing text, then type a replacement:

hubcap focus '#email' && hubcap press Ctrl+a && hubcap type 'new@example.com'