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Diffstat (limited to 'src/command-line.c')
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1 files changed, 32 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/command-line.c b/src/command-line.c index fe262ba..199db69 100644 --- a/src/command-line.c +++ b/src/command-line.c @@ -145,15 +145,41 @@ static void print_assign_help(void) "implied following the same rule as the --ctrl-display option. " "If the X screen is not specified, then the assignment is made to " "all X screens. Note that the '/' is only required when {DISPLAY} " - "is present. The [{display devices}] portion is also optional; " + "is present."); + + nv_msg(NULL, ""); + + nv_msg(BIGTAB, "{DISPLAY} can additionally include a target " + "specification to direct an assignment to something other than " + "an X screen. A target specification is contained within brackets " + "and consists of a target type name, a colon, and the " + "target id. The target type name can be one of \"screen\", " + "\"gpu\", or \"framelock\"; the target id is the index into the " + "list of targets (for that target type). The target specification " + "can be used in {DISPLAY} wherever an X screen can be used, " + "following the syntax {host}:{display}[{target_type}:" + "{target_id}]. See the output of `nvidia-settings -q all` for " + "information on which target types can be used with which " + "attributes. See the output of `nvidia-settings -q screens " + "-q gpus -q framelocks` for lists of targets for each " + "target type."); + + nv_msg(NULL, ""); + + nv_msg(BIGTAB, "The [{display devices}] portion is also optional; " "if it is not specified, then the attribute is assigned to all " - "display devices. Some examples:"); + "display devices."); + + nv_msg(NULL, ""); + + nv_msg(BIGTAB, "Some examples:"); nv_msg(NULL, ""); nv_msg(BIGTAB TAB, "-a FSAA=5"); nv_msg(BIGTAB TAB, "-a localhost:0.0/DigitalVibrance[CRT-0]=0"); nv_msg(BIGTAB TAB, "--assign=\"SyncToVBlank=1\""); + nv_msg(BIGTAB TAB, "-a [gpu:0]/DigitalVibrance[DFP-1]=63"); } /* print_assign_help() */ @@ -177,7 +203,10 @@ static void print_query_help(void) nv_msg(BIGTAB, "This queries the current value of the attribute " "{attribute name} on the X Display {DISPLAY}. The format is " "the same as that for the '--assign' option, without " - "'={value}'. Specify '-q all' to query all attributes."); + "'={value}'. Specify '-q screens', '-q gpus', or '-q framelocks' " + "to query a list of X screens, GPUs, or Frame Lock devices, " + "respectively, that are present on the X Display {DISPLAY}. " + "Specify '-q all' to query all attributes."); } /* print_query_help() */ |