---
name: "wflinfo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "waffle-utils"
version: "1.8.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wflinfo"
---

# wflinfo(1)

a utility for printing OpenGL or OpenGL ES driver information

## NAME

wflinfo - a utility for printing OpenGL or OpenGL ES driver information

## SYNOPSIS

**wflinfo** **--platform** *platform* **--api** *api* \[*OPTIONS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

wflinfo is utility which creates an OpenGL or OpenGL ES context using the waffle library and prints information about the context.

## REQUIRED PARAMETERS

**-p** *platform*\
 **--platform** *platform*

Where *platform* is android, cgl, gbm, glx, surfaceless\_egl (or short alias 'sl'), wayland, wgl, or x11\_egl

**-a** *api*\
 **--api** *api*

Where *api* is gl, gles1, gles2, or gles3

## OPTIONS

- **-V** *MAJOR.MINOR* **--version** *MAJOR.MINOR*

  For example --api gl --version 3.2 would request OpenGL 3.2

- **--profile** *profile*

  Where *profile* is core, compat or none

- **-v** **--verbose**

  Print more information

- **--forward-compatible**

  Request a forward compatible context be created

- **--debug-context**

  Request a debug context be created

- **-f** *format* **--format** *format*

  Choose the output format. Supported formats are 'original' (the default) and 'json'.

  The JSON format is backwards-compatible across Waffle versions. Future Waffle versions may add new entries to the JSON output, but will not remove existing entries.

- **-h** **--help**

  Print wflinfo usage information

## EXAMPLES

wflinfo --platform glx --api gl

wflinfo --platform x11\_egl --api gl --version 3.2 --profile core

wflinfo --platform wayland --api gles3

wflinfo --platform gbm --api gl --version 3.2 --verbose

wflinfo -p gbm -a gl -V 3.2 -v

## ISSUES

Please report bugs or and feature requests to **https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/waffle/issues**.

## SEE ALSO

[**waffle**(7)](/waffle/7.md)

## AUTHORS

**Chad Versace** \<chad.versace@linux.intel.com\>

Former maintainer

**Jordan Justen** \<jordan.l.justen@intel.com\>

Contributor

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2013 Intel\

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