---
name: "Parse::EDID"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libparse-edid-perl"
version: "1.0.7-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Parse::EDID"
---

# Parse::EDID(3pm)

Extended display identification data (EDID) parser

## NAME

Parse::EDID - Extended display identification data (EDID) parser

## DESCRIPTION

This module provides some function to parse Extended Display Identification Data binary data structures.

Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) is a metadata format for display devices to describe their capabilities to a video source. The data format is defined by a standard published by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).

## FUNCTIONS

### parse\_edid($raw\_edid)

Parse the raw binary edid data, as a string, and return a corresponding data structure, as an hashref.

### check\_parsed\_edid($edid)

Check the data structure, and return an error message if anything is wrong,  an empty string otherwise.

### find\_edid\_in\_string($string)

Extract raw binary edid data from another tool text output, such as xrandr --prop.

## LICENSE

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program.  If not, see \<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/\>.