NAME

autorandr - automatically select a display configuration based on connected devices

SYNOPSIS

autorandr [ OPTION] [PROFILE]

DESCRIPTION

This program automatically detects connected display hardware and then loads an appropriate X11 setup using xrandr. It also supports the use of display profiles for different hardware setups.
Autorandr also includes several virtual configurations including off, common, clone-largest, horizontal, and vertical. See the documentation for explanation of each.

OPTIONS

-h, --help
Display help text and exit
-c, --change
Automatically load the first detected profile
-d, --default PROFILE
Make profile PROFILE the default profile. The default profile is used if no suitable profile can be identified. Else, the current configuration is kept.
-l, --load PROFILE
Load profile PROFILE
-s, --save PROFILE
Save the current setup to profile PROFILE
-r, --remove PROFILE
Remove profile PROFILE
--batch
Run autorandr for all users with active X11 sessions
--current
List only the current (active) configuration(s)
--config
Dump the variable values of your current xrandr setup
--cycle
Cycle through all detected profiles
--debug
Enable verbose output
--detected
List only the detected (i.e. available) configuration(s)
--dry-run
Don't change anything, only print the xrandr commands
--fingerprint
Fingerprint the current hardware setup
--match-edid
Match displays based on edid instead of name
--force
Force loading or reloading of a profile
--list
List all profiles
--skip-options [OPTION] ...
Set a comma-separated list of xrandr arguments to skip both in change detection and profile application. See xrandr(1) for xrandr arguments.
--version
Show version information and exit

FILES

Configuration files are searched for in the autorandr directory in the colon separated list of paths in $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS - or in /etc/xdg if that var is not set. They are then looked for in ~/.autorandr and if that doesn't exist, in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/autorandr or in ~/.config/autorandr if that var is unset.
 
In each of those directories it looks for directories with config and setup in them. It is best to manage these files with the autorandr utility.

AUTHOR

Phillip Berndt <[email protected]>
 
See https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr for a full list of contributors.

REPORTING BUGS

Report issues upstream on GitHub: https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr/issues
 
Please attach the output of xrandr --verbose to your bug report if appropriate.

SEE ALSO

For examples, advanced usage (including predefined per-profile & global hooks and wildcard EDID matching), and full documentation, see https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr.

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