getdpi(1)

📦 version 5.14.4, in arch rolling

💅 getdpi(1) — the manual page, but make it make sense

okay so bestie, buckle in, because we're talking about getdpi — the little User Commands icon that tells you your screen's DPI situation. this is the whole page, nothing skipped, i promise 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

getdpi — literally just: get the average horizontal DPI. that's the whole job. that's the assignment. she ate and left no crumbs 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

getdpi

Display the average DPI of all connected monitors. no flags needed, no drama, just run her 🎀

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the vibe: getdpi can fetch information about all connected monitors — works for X or Wayland — and then it returns the average DPI (dots per inch). like, it's giving tech support but make it effortless ✨

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -a, -l or --all — output DPI information for all available monitors. every single one. no monitor left behind 🫶
  • -b or --both — output both the horizontal and vertical average DPI. two numbers, double the slay 🦋
  • -V or --version — show the current version. quick lil flex, iykyk 💖

⭐ VERSION ⭐

5.14.3 — that's the version, bestie, no cap 🔥

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

getdpi was written by Alexander F. Rødseth <xyproto@archlinux.org> — absolute main character energy, we love a credited author 👑

and that's the page!! 🎀 this whole thing is getdpi, from 04 Jun 2026, and yeah — the manual name is getdpi(1) and the footer's getdpi(1) too, so now you know the whole lore. go forth and check those pixels, bestie 💜

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