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XDPYINFO(1)                                                                                      XDPYINFO(1)



NAME
       xdpyinfo - display information utility for X

SYNOPSIS
       xdpyinfo [-display displayname] [-queryExtensions] [-ext extension-name]

DESCRIPTION
       Xdpyinfo  is a utility for displaying information about an X server.  It is used to examine the capa-bilities capabilities
       bilities of a server, the predefined values for various  parameters  used  in  communicating  between
       clients and the server, and the different types of screens and visuals that are available.

       By  default,  numeric  information  (opcode, base event, base error) about protocol extensions is not
       displayed.  This information can be obtained with the -queryExtensions option.  Use of this option on
       servers  that  dynamically  load  extensions  will likely cause all possible extensions to be loaded,
       which can be slow and can consume significant server resources.

       Detailed information about a particular extension is displayed with the  -ext  extensionName  option.
       If  extensionName  is all, information about all extensions supported by both xdpyinfo and the server
       is displayed.

ENVIRONMENT
       DISPLAY To get the default host, display number, and screen.

SEE ALSO
       X(7), xprop(1), xrdb(1), xwininfo(1), xdriinfo(1), xvinfo(1), glxinfo(1)

AUTHOR
       Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium
       Support for the XFree86-VidModeExtension, XFree86-DGA, XFree86-Misc, and XKB extensions added by  Joe
       Moss



X Version 11                                   xdpyinfo 1.0.3                                    XDPYINFO(1)

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