Terminal command to keep window on top

Question

I have created a Pomodoro Timer which runs in a seperate terminal window. I want this timer to always remain on top of other windows.

While searching for an answer, I found this: How can I keep Terminal always on top of other windows?.

But, this would mean that whenever I run my script, I'll have to manually right click the title bar and select "Always on top".

I was wondering if there is a temporary terminal command for that (which I can add to my code), so that it can keep the particular terminal window on top. (and the setting resets on closing the terminal, i.e. it is not permanent.)

`wmctrl -i -r -b add,above` or `wmctrl -r "window name" -b add,above` — kenn, May 31 '20 at 13:19
How to get the Window ID, I have seen `xwininfo -display :0` but it requires the user to manually select the window. @kenn — Martin Medro, May 31 '20 at 13:23
Does this answer your question? [Ubuntu 18.04 configure vlc always on top](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1081712/ubuntu-18-04-configure-vlc-always-on-top) — pomsky, May 31 '20 at 13:35
No @pomsky, I don't want the effect to be permanent rather, I want it to stay only for the particular session. — Martin Medro, May 31 '20 at 13:37
@kenn On using window name, I get an error: `Cannot convert argument to number`... — Martin Medro, May 31 '20 at 13:43
don't add the `-i` switch if you use window name: `wmctrl -r "window name" -b add,above` — kenn, May 31 '20 at 13:47
Not working (nothing happens), plus, if I have multiple terminals open, all of them will have the same window name...@kenn — Martin Medro, May 31 '20 at 13:53
This may help to give the terminal a unique name then raise it based on title: https://askubuntu.com/questions/516223/open-terminal-in-always-on-top-mode-on-startup — vanadium, May 31 '20 at 14:49

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 05 '22 at 21:27

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The answer is :

Install wmctrl
Open a terminal and type wmctrl -l. You will see a list of windows and processes.
Type : wmctrl -i -r $windowId -b add,above (please replace $windowId by the window id of step 2)

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answered Feb 05 '22 at 21:27

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