DISPLAY
This variable may be used to specify the server to query.
xvinfo1
Print out x-video extension adaptor information
Usage
xvinfo [-display
displayname]
[-short]
xvinfo {-help | -version}
Overview
xvinfo prints out the capabilities of any video adaptors associated with the display that are accessible through the X-Video extension.
Options
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-display display -
This argument allows you to specify the server to query; see X(7).
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-short -
Output less details, to reduce the amount of text.
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-help -
Output program usage, then exit.
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-version -
Output program version, then exit.
Environment
Releases
11 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 8 times.
-help since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-short since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-version since Debian 8 (Jessie).