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I'm trying to set a custom shortcut Alt + - [that's a hyphen] to print an em dash and can't get the right command. echo — doesn't work.

Any ideas what I can do?

graham
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xdotool -> link where i found how the tool should work
This program will work only on a xorg system.
sudo apt install xdotool and then when creating a shortcut,
set the command as xdotool key -. This should simulate the key press.
Note that i didn't try this program so i don't know if it works, please comment below if it worked.

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  • Thanks for the suggestion! I found another way to achieve it: https://askubuntu.com/questions/31258/how-can-i-type-a-unicode-character-for-example-em-dash#31283 – m52go Aug 15 '18 at 18:02
  • For the record, I tried it just now and it didn't work. It seems like `xdotool` needs the specified key to be an actual keyboard key. Letters and numbers worked, but symbols, even simple ones like `*` didn't. – m52go Aug 15 '18 at 18:07