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/usr/bin/xdpyinfo

display information utility for X

From xdpyinfo 1.4.0-r8 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running xdpyinfo --help (exit 0). permalink

usage:  /usr/bin/xdpyinfo [options]
-display displayname	server to query
-help			print program usage and exit
-version		print program version and exit
-queryExtensions	print info returned by XQueryExtension
-ext all		print detailed info for all supported extensions
-ext extension-name	print detailed info for extension-name if one of:
     MIT-SHM XKEYBOARD Multi-Buffering SHAPE SYNC XTEST DOUBLE-BUFFER RECORD
     XInputExtension
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
-display displaynameserver to queryhelp
-helpprint program usage and exithelp
-versionprint program version and exithelp
-queryExtensionsprint info returned by XQueryExtensionhelp
-ext allprint detailed info for all supported extensionshelp

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