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Basic overview

After you have installed x11fs, just run it as so: x11fs <mountpoint>. This will mount the virtual filesystem at <mountpoint>, the file heirarchy of which looks something like this:

/0xXXXXXXXX - A directory representing a window. The directory name is the window ID. /0xXXXXXXXX/border - A directory containing files relating to the windows border. /0xXXXXXXXX/border/color - A write only file representing the windows border color. /0xXXXXXXXX/border/width - A read-write file representing the windows border width. /0xXXXXXXXX/geometry - A directory containing files relating to the windows geometry. /0xXXXXXXXX/geometry/height - A read-write file representing the height of a window. /0xXXXXXXXX/geometry/width - A read-write file representing the width of a window.. /0xXXXXXXXX/geometry/x - A read-write file representing the x position of a window.. /0xXXXXXXXX/geometry/y - A read-write file representing the y position of a window. /0xXXXXXXXX/class - A read only file representing the window class. /0xXXXXXXXX/ingored - A read-write file representing the window's ignored (overide_redirect) state. /0xXXXXXXXX/mapped - A read-write file representing the window's mapping state (if it is visible or not). /0xXXXXXXXX/stack - A write only file representing the window's stacking order. /0xXXXXXXXX/title - A read only file representing the window title.