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.TH XDPYINFO 1 "Release 5" "X Version 11"
.SH NAME
xdpyinfo \- display information utility for X
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "xdpyinfo"
[\-display \fIdisplayname\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.I Xdpyinfo
is a utility for displaying information about an X server.  It is used to 
examine the
capabilities 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.
.SH EXAMPLE
.PP
The following shows a sample produced by
.I xdpyinfo
when connected to display that supports an 8 plane screen and a 1 plane screen.
.PP
.nf
name of display:    :0.0
version number:    11.0
vendor string:    MIT X Consortium
vendor release number:    4
maximum request size:  16384 longwords (65536 bytes)
motion buffer size:  0
bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, MSBFirst, 32
image byte order:    MSBFirst
number of supported pixmap formats:    2
supported pixmap formats:
    depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32
    depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
keycode range:    minimum 8, maximum 129
focus:  PointerRoot
number of extensions:    4
    SHAPE
    MIT-SHM
    Multi-Buffering
    MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
default screen number:    0
number of screens:    2

screen #0:
  dimensions:    1152x900 pixels (325x254 millimeters)
  resolution:    90x90 dots per inch
  depths (2):    1, 8
  root window id:    0x8006e
  depth of root window:    8 planes
  number of colormaps:    minimum 1, maximum 1
  default colormap:    0x8006b
  default number of colormap cells:    256
  preallocated pixels:    black 1, white 0
  options:    backing-store YES, save-unders YES
  current input event mask:    0xd0801d
    KeyPressMask             ButtonPressMask          ButtonReleaseMask        
    EnterWindowMask          ExposureMask             SubstructureRedirectMask 
    PropertyChangeMask       ColormapChangeMask       
  number of visuals:    6
  default visual id:  0x80065
  visual:
    visual id:    0x80065
    class:    PseudoColor
    depth:    8 planes
    size of colormap:    256 entries
    red, green, blue masks:    0x0, 0x0, 0x0
    significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
  visual:
    visual id:    0x80066
    class:    DirectColor
    depth:    8 planes
    size of colormap:    8 entries
    red, green, blue masks:    0x7, 0x38, 0xc0
    significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
  visual:
    visual id:    0x80067
    class:    GrayScale
    depth:    8 planes
    size of colormap:    256 entries
    red, green, blue masks:    0x0, 0x0, 0x0
    significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
  visual:
    visual id:    0x80068
    class:    StaticGray
    depth:    8 planes
    size of colormap:    256 entries
    red, green, blue masks:    0x0, 0x0, 0x0
    significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
  visual:
    visual id:    0x80069
    class:    StaticColor
    depth:    8 planes
    size of colormap:    256 entries
    red, green, blue masks:    0x7, 0x38, 0xc0
    significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
  visual:
    visual id:    0x8006a
    class:    TrueColor
    depth:    8 planes
    size of colormap:    8 entries
    red, green, blue masks:    0x7, 0x38, 0xc0
    significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
  number of mono multibuffer types:    6
    visual id, max buffers, depth:    0x80065, 0, 8
    visual id, max buffers, depth:    0x80066, 0, 8
    visual id, max buffers, depth:    0x80067, 0, 8
    visual id, max buffers, depth:    0x80068, 0, 8
    visual id, max buffers, depth:    0x80069, 0, 8
    visual id, max buffers, depth:    0x8006a, 0, 8
  number of stereo multibuffer types:    0

screen #1:
  dimensions:    1152x900 pixels (325x254 millimeters)
  resolution:    90x90 dots per inch
  depths (1):    1
  root window id:    0x80070
  depth of root window:    1 plane
  number of colormaps:    minimum 1, maximum 1
  default colormap:    0x8006c
  default number of colormap cells:    2
  preallocated pixels:    black 1, white 0
  options:    backing-store YES, save-unders YES
  current input event mask:    0xd0801d
    KeyPressMask             ButtonPressMask          ButtonReleaseMask        
    EnterWindowMask          ExposureMask             SubstructureRedirectMask 
    PropertyChangeMask       ColormapChangeMask       
  number of visuals:    1
  default visual id:  0x80064
  visual:
    visual id:    0x80064
    class:    StaticGray
    depth:    1 plane
    size of colormap:    2 entries
    red, green, blue masks:    0x0, 0x0, 0x0
    significant bits in color specification:    1 bits
  number of mono multibuffer types:    1
    visual id, max buffers, depth:    0x80064, 0, 1
  number of stereo multibuffer types:    0
.fi

.SH ENVIRONMENT
.PP
.TP 8
.B DISPLAY
To get the default host, display number, and screen.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
X(1), xwininfo(1), xprop(1), xrdb(1)
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1988, 1989, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
.br
See \fIX(1)\fP for a full statement of rights and permissions.
.SH AUTHOR
Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium