---
name: "xininfo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xininfo"
version: "0.14.11-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xininfo"
---

# xininfo(1)

a tool to query the layout and size of each configured monitor.

## NAME

xininfo - a tool to query the layout and size of each configured monitor.

## SYNOPSIS

**xininfo** \[-monitor *id*\] \[-active-mon\] \[-mon-size\] \[ -mon-width \] \[ -mon-height \] \[ -mon-x \]  \[ -mon-y \] \[ -mon-pos \] \[ -num-mon \] \[ -max-mon-width \] \[ -max-mon-height \] \[ -print \]

## DESCRIPTION

**xininfo** is an X11 utility to query the current layout and size of each configured monitor. It is designed to be used by scripts.

## License

MIT/X11

## USAGE

**xininfo** accepts the following commands. Multiple commands can be concatenated. All information returned is in number of pixels.

`monitor` *id*

```
Set queried monitor to *id*. By default it uses the active monitor.
```

`active-mon`

```
Query the *id* of the active monitor.
**Prints**: *id*
```

`mon-size`

```
Get the size of the monitor.
**Prints**: *width* *height*
```

`mon-width`

```
Get the width of the monitor:
**Prints**: *width*
```

`mon-height`

```
Get the height of the monitor:
**Prints**: *height*
```

`mon-x`

```
Get the x position of the monitor:
**Prints**: *x*
```

`mon-y`

```
Get the y position of the monitor:
**Prints**: *y*
```

`mon-pos`

```
Get the position of the monitor:
**Prints**: *x* *y*
```

`num-mon`

```
Queries the number of configured monitors.
**Prints**: *#monitors*
```

`max-mon-width`

```
Query width of the monitor with the most horizontal pixels
**Prints**: *width*
```

`max-mon-height`

```
Query height of the monitor with the most vertical pixels
**Prints**: *width*
```

`print`

```
Print out all information in a human readable format.
```

## AUTHOR

Qball Cow  ⟨qball@gmpclient.org⟩