---
name: "xrandr"
section: "1x"
platform: "linux"
package: "xbase-clients"
version: "4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge7"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xrandr/1x"
---

# xrandr(1x)

primitive command line interface to RandR extension

## NAME

xrandr - primitive command line interface to RandR extension

## SYNOPSIS

**xrandr** \[-help\]  \[-display *display*\] \[-o *orientation*\] \[-q\] \[-v\] \[-s *size*\] \[-x\] \[-y\] \[--screen *snum*\] \[--verbose\]

## DESCRIPTION

*Xrandr* is uses to set the screen size, orientation and/or reflection. The *-s* option is a small integer index used to specify which size the screen should be set to. To find out what sizes are available, use the *-q* option, which reports the sizes available, the current rotation, and the possible rotations and reflections. The default size is the first size specified in the list. The *-o* option is used to specify the orientation of the screen, and can be one of *"normal inverted left right 0 1 2 3"*.

The *-x* option instructs the server to reflect the screen on the X axis. The *-y* option instructs the server to reflect the screen on the Y axis. Reflection is applied after rotation.

The *-help* option prints out a usage summary. The *--verbose* option tells you what xrandr is doing, selects for events, and tells you when events are received to enable debugging.

## SEE ALSO

[Xrandr(3)](/Xrandr/3.md)

## AUTHORS

Keith Packard, XFree86 Core Team and Cambridge Research Laboratory, HP Labs, HP. and Jim Gettys,  Cambridge Research Laboratory, HP Labs, HP.