Linux CLI utility to easily get information of the current display, the one the mouse is hovered over, in systems using X server.
Tested with the following dependencies, installed by default in most Linux distributions using X:
bash
: 4.3
+xdotool
: 3.20160805
+xrandr
: 1.5.0
+grep
: 3.4
+pip
pip3 install xdisplayinfo
$PATH
git clone https://github.com/lu0/current-x-display-info
cd current-x-display-info/src/scripts/
ln -srf xdisplayinfo ~/.local/bin/xdisplayinfo
Run xdisplayinfo -h
to see the list of available options.
Get information of the current display on systems using X.
USAGE:
xdisplayinfo [OPTION]
OPTIONS:
--window-id ID of the active window (decimal).
--offset-y Y coordinate of the top-left corner.
--offset-x X coordinate of the top-left corner.
--resolution Resolution as [width]x[height].
--height Resolution along the Y axis.
--width Resolution along the X axis.
--name Name of the current display.
--all All properties.