autorandr - automatically select a display configuration based on connected devices
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Default Options
You can store default values for any option in an INI-file located at ~/.config/autorandr/settings.ini.
In a config section, you may place any default values in the form option-name=option-argument.
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.
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.
Hook Scripts
Four more scripts can be placed in the configuration directory:
postswitch
Executed after a mode switch has taken place. This can be used to notify window managers or other
applications about the switch.
preswitch
Executed before a mode switch takes place.
postsave
Executed after a profile was stored or altered.
predetect
Executed before autorandr attempts to run xrandr.
These scripts must be executable and can be placed directly in the configuration directory, where they
will always be executed, or in the profile subdirectories, where they will only be executed on changes
regarding that specific profile.
Instead (or in addition) to these scripts, you can also place as many executable files as you like in
subdirectories called script_name.d (e.g. postswitch.d).
Some of autorandr's state is exposed as environment variables prefixed with AUTORANDR_, such as:
AUTORANDR_CURRENT_PROFILE, AUTORANDR_CURRENT_PROFILES, AUTORANDR_PROFILE_FOLDER, and AUTORANDR_MONITORS
with the intention that they can be used within the hook scripts.
The one kink is that during preswitch, AUTORANDR_CURRENT_PROFILE is reporting the upcoming profile rather
than the current one.
Name
autorandr - automatically select a display configuration based on connected devices
Options
-h, --help
Display help text and exit
-c, --change
Automatically load the first detected profile
-d, --defaultPROFILE
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, --loadPROFILE
Load profile PROFILE-s, --savePROFILE
Save the current setup to profile PROFILE-r, --removePROFILE
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
--ignore-lid
By default, closed lids are considered as disconnected if other outputs are detected. This flag
disables this behaviour.
--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
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.
AUTORANDR(1)
Synopsis
autorandr [OPTION] [PROFILE]
