---
name: "glxinfo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mesa-utils"
version: "9.0.0-2+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/glxinfo"
---

# glxinfo(1)

show information about the GLX implementation

## NAME

glxinfo - show information about the GLX implementation

## SYNOPSIS

**glxinfo** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The *glxinfo* program shows information about the OpenGL and GLX implementations running on a given X display.

The information includes details about the server- and client-side GLX implementation, the OpenGL and GLU implementations as well as a list of available GLX visuals.

## OPTIONS

- **-v**

  Print visuals info in verbose form.

- **-t**

  Print verbose table.

- **-display *display***

  Specify the X display to interrogate.

- **-h**

  Print usage information.

- **-i**

  Force an indirect rendering context.

- **-b**

  Find the "best" visual and print its number.

- **-l**

  Print interesting OpenGL limits.

## AUTHOR

glxinfo was written by Brian Paul \<brian.paul@tungstengraphics.com\>.

This manual page was written by Thierry Reding \<thierry@gilfi.de\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).