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NAME
xrandr - primitive command line interface to RandR extension
SYNOPSIS
xrandr [--help] [--display display] [-q] [-v] [--verbose] [--dryrun] [--screen snum] [--q1] [--q12]
[--current] [--noprimary] [--panning
widthxheight[+x+y[/track_widthxtrack_height+track_x+track_y[/border_left/border_top/border_right/border_bottom]]]]
[--scale xxy] [--scale-from wxh] [--transform a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i] [--primary] [--prop] [--fb widthxheight]
[--fbmm widthxheight] [--dpi dpi] [--newmode name mode] [--rmmode name] [--addmode output name]
[--delmode output name] [--output output] [--auto] [--mode mode] [--preferred] [--pos xxy] [--rate rate]
[--reflect reflection] [--rotate orientation] [--left-of output] [--right-of output] [--above output]
[--below output] [--same-as output] [--set property value] [--off] [--crtc crtc] [--gamma red:green:blue]
[--brightness brightness] [-o orientation] [-s size] [-r rate] [-x] [-y] [--listproviders]
[--setprovideroutputsource provider source] [--setprovideroffloadsink provider sink]
DESCRIPTION
Xrandr is used to set the size, orientation and/or reflection of the outputs for a screen. It can also
set the screen size.
If invoked without any option, it will dump the state of the outputs, showing the existing modes for each
of them, with a '+' after the preferred modes and a '*' after the current mode.
There are a few global options. Other options modify the last output that is specified in earlier
parameters in the command line. Multiple outputs may be modified at the same time by passing multiple
--output options followed immediately by their corresponding modifying options.
--help Print out a summary of the usage and exit.
-v, --version
Print out the RandR version reported by the X server and exit.
--verbose
Causes xrandr to be more verbose. When used with -q (or without other options), xrandr will
display more information about the server state. Please note that the gamma and brightness
informations are only approximations of the complete color profile stored in the server. When used
along with options that reconfigure the system, progress will be reported while executing the
configuration changes.
-q, --query
When this option is present, or when no configuration changes are requested, xrandr will display
the current state of the system.
--dryrun
Performs all the actions specified except that no changes are made.
--nograb
Apply the modifications without grabbing the screen. It avoids to block other applications during
the update but it might also cause some applications that detect screen resize to receive old
values.
-d, --display name
This option selects the X display to use. Note this refers to the X screen abstraction, not the
monitor (or output).
--screen snum
This option selects which screen to manipulate. Note this refers to the X screen abstraction, not
the monitor (or output).
--q1 Forces the usage of the RandR version 1.1 protocol, even if a higher version is available.
--q12 Forces the usage of the RandR version 1.2 protocol, even if the display does not report it as
supported or a higher version is available.
RandR version 1.4 options
Options for RandR 1.4 are used as a superset of the options for RandR 1.3.
--listproviders
Report information about the providers available.
--setprovideroutputsource provider source
Set source as the source of display output images for provider. This is only possible if source
and provider have the Source Output and Sink Output capabilities, respectively.
--setprovideroffloadsink provider sink
Set provider as a render offload device for sink. This is only possible if provider and sink have
the Source Offload and Sink Offload capabilities, respectively.
RandR version 1.3 options
Options for RandR 1.3 are used as a superset of the options for RandR 1.2.
--current
Return the current screen configuration, without polling for hardware changes.
--noprimary
Don't define a primary output.
Per-output options
--panning
widthxheight[+x+y[/track_widthxtrack_height+track_x+track_y[/border_left/border_top/border_right/border_bottom]]]
This option sets the panning parameters. As soon as panning is enabled, the CRTC position can
change with every pointer move. The first four parameters specify the total panning area, the
next four the pointer tracking area (which defaults to the same area). The last four parameters
specify the border and default to 0. A width or height set to zero disables panning on the
according axis. You typically have to set the screen size with --fb simultaneously.
--transform a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i
Specifies a transformation matrix to apply on the output. Automatically a bilinear filter is
selected. The mathematical form corresponds to:
a b c
d e f
g h i
The transformation is based on homogeneous coordinates. The matrix multiplied by the coordinate
vector of a pixel of the output gives the transformed coordinate vector of a pixel in the graphic
buffer. More precisely, the vector (x y) of the output pixel is extended to 3 values (x y w),
with 1 as the w coordinate and multiplied against the matrix. The final device coordinates of the
pixel are then calculated with the so-called homogenic division by the transformed w coordinate.
In other words, the device coordinates (x' y') of the transformed pixel are:
x' = (ax + by + c) / w' and
y' = (dx + ey + f) / w' ,
with w' = (gx + hy + i) .
Typically, a and e corresponds to the scaling on the X and Y axes, c and f corresponds to the
translation on those axes, and g, h, and i are respectively 0, 0 and 1. The matrix can also be
used to express more complex transformations such as keystone correction, or rotation. For a
rotation of an angle T, this formula can be used:
cos T -sin T 0
sin T cos T 0
0 0 1
As a special argument, instead of passing a matrix, one can pass the string none, in which case
the default values are used (a unit matrix without filter).
--scale xxy
Changes the dimensions of the output picture. Values superior to 1 will lead to a compressed
screen (screen dimension bigger than the dimension of the output mode), and values below 1 leads
to a zoom in on the output. This option is actually a shortcut version of the --transform option.
--scale-from wxh
Specifies the size in pixels of the area of the framebuffer to be displayed on this output. This
option is actually a shortcut version of the --transform option.
--primary
Set the output as primary. It will be sorted first in Xinerama and RANDR geometry requests.
RandR version 1.2 options
These options are only available for X server supporting RandR version 1.2 or newer.
--prop, --properties
This option causes xrandr to display the contents of properties for each output. --verbose also
enables --prop.
--fb widthxheight
Reconfigures the screen to the specified size. All configured monitors must fit within this size.
When this option is not provided, xrandr computes the smallest screen size that will hold the set
of configured outputs; this option provides a way to override that behaviour.
--fbmm widthxheight
Sets the reported values for the physical size of the screen. Normally, xrandr resets the reported
physical size values to keep the DPI constant. This overrides that computation.
--dpi dpi
This also sets the reported physical size values of the screen, it uses the specified DPI value to
compute an appropriate physical size using whatever pixel size will be set.
--newmode name mode
New modelines can be added to the server and then associated with outputs. This option does the
former. The mode is specified using the ModeLine syntax for xorg.conf: clock hdisp hsyncstart
hsyncend htotal vdisp vsyncstart vsyncend vtotal flags. flags can be zero or more of +HSync,
-HSync, +VSync, -VSync, Interlace, DoubleScan, CSync, +CSync, -CSync. Several tools permit to
compute the usual modeline from a height, width, and refresh rate, for instance you can use cvt.
--rmmode name
This removes a mode from the server if it is otherwise unused.
--addmode output name
Add a mode to the set of valid modes for an output.
--delmode output name
Remove a mode from the set of valid modes for an output.
Per-output options
--output output
Selects an output to reconfigure. Use either the name of the output or the XID.
--auto For connected but disabled outputs, this will enable them using their first preferred mode (or,
something close to 96dpi if they have no preferred mode). For disconnected but enabled outputs,
this will disable them.
--mode mode
This selects a mode. Use either the name or the XID for mode
--preferred
This selects the same mode as --auto, but it doesn't automatically enable or disable the output.
--pos xxy
Position the output within the screen using pixel coordinates. In case reflection or rotation is
applied, the translation is applied after the effects.
--rate rate
This marks a preference for refresh rates close to the specified value, when multiple modes have
the same name, this will select the one with the nearest refresh rate.
--reflect reflection
Reflection can be one of 'normal' 'x', 'y' or 'xy'. This causes the output contents to be
reflected across the specified axes.
--rotate rotation
Rotation can be one of 'normal', 'left', 'right' or 'inverted'. This causes the output contents to
be rotated in the specified direction. 'right' specifies a clockwise rotation of the picture and
'left' specifies a counter-clockwise rotation.
--left-of, --right-of, --above, --below, --same-as another-output
Use one of these options to position the output relative to the position of another output. This
allows convenient tiling of outputs within the screen. The position is always computed relative
to the new position of the other output, so it is not valid to say --output a --left-of b --output
b --left-of a.
--set property value
Sets an output property. Integer properties may be specified as a valid (see --prop) comma-
separated list of decimal or hexadecimal (with a leading 0x) values. Atom properties may be set
to any of the valid atoms (see --prop). String properties may be set to any value.
--off Disables the output.
--crtc crtc
Uses the specified crtc (either as an index in the list of CRTCs or XID). In normal usage, this
option is not required as xrandr tries to make sensible choices about which crtc to use with each
output. When that fails for some reason, this option can override the normal selection.
--gamma red:green:blue
Set the specified floating point values as gamma correction on the crtc currently attached to this
output. Note that you cannot get two different values for cloned outputs (i.e.: which share the
same crtc) and that switching an output to another crtc doesn't change the crtc gamma corrections
at all.
--brightness brightness
Multiply the gamma values on the crtc currently attached to the output to specified floating
value. Useful for overly bright or overly dim outputs. However, this is a software only
modification, if your hardware has support to actually change the brightness, you will probably
prefer to use xbacklight.
RandR version 1.1 options
These options are available for X servers supporting RandR version 1.1 or older. They are still valid for
newer X servers, but they don't interact sensibly with version 1.2 options on the same command line.
-s, --size size-index or --size widthxheight
This sets the screen size, either matching by size or using the index into the list of available
sizes.
-r, --rate, --refresh rate
This sets the refresh rate closest to the specified value.
-o, --orientation rotation
This specifies the orientation of the screen, and can be one of normal, inverted, left or right.
-x Reflect across the X axis.
-y Reflect across the Y axis.
EXAMPLES
Sets an output called LVDS to its preferred mode, and on its right put an output called VGA to preferred
mode of a screen which has been physically rotated clockwise:
xrandr --output LVDS --auto --rotate normal --pos 0x0 --output VGA --auto --rotate left --right-of
LVDS
Forces to use a 1024x768 mode on an output called VGA:
xrandr --newmode "1024x768" 63.50 1024 1072 1176 1328 768 771 775 798 -hsync +vsync
xrandr --addmode VGA 1024x768
xrandr --output VGA --mode 1024x768
Enables panning on a 1600x768 desktop while displaying 1024x768 mode on an output called VGA:
xrandr --fb 1600x768 --output VGA --mode 1024x768 --panning 1600x0
Have one small 1280x800 LVDS screen showing a small version of a huge 3200x2000 desktop, and have a big
VGA screen display the surrounding of the mouse at normal size.
xrandr --fb 3200x2000 --output LVDS --scale 2.5x2.5 --output VGA --pos 0x0 --panning
3200x2000+0+0/3200x2000+0+0/64/64/64/64
Displays the VGA output in trapezoid shape so that it is keystone corrected when the projector is
slightly above the screen:
xrandr --fb 1024x768 --output VGA --transform 1.24,0.16,-124,0,1.24,0,0,0.000316,1
SEE ALSO
Xrandr(3), cvt(1), xkeystone(1), xbacklight(1)
AUTHORS
Keith Packard, Open Source Technology Center, Intel Corporation. and Jim Gettys, Cambridge Research
Laboratory, HP Labs, HP.
X Version 11 xrandr 1.4.1 XRANDR(1)