cvt - calculate VESA CVT mode lines
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Description
Cvt is a utility for calculating VESA Coordinated Video Timing modes. Given the desired horizontal and
vertical resolutions, a modeline adhering to the CVT standard is printed. This modeline can be included
in Xorg xorg.conf(5)Name
cvt - calculate VESA CVT mode lines
Options
refresh Provide a vertical refresh rate in Hz. The CVT standard prefers either 50.0, 60.0, 75.0 or
85.0Hz. The default is 60.0Hz.
-v|--verbose
Warn verbosely when a given mode does not completely correspond with CVT standards.
-r|--reduced
Create a mode with reduced blanking. This allows for higher frequency signals, with a lower or
equal dotclock. Not for Cathode Ray Tube based displays though.
See Also
xorg.conf(5), gtf(1)
Synopsis
cvt [-v|--verbose] [-r|--reduced] h-resolutionv-resolution [refresh]
