Commands Reference, Volume 3

lsdisp Command

Purpose

Lists the displays available on the system.

Syntax

lsdisp [ -l]

Description

The lsdisp command lists the displays currently available on the system, displaying a logical name of the display, a physical slot number of a display adapter, the type of bus to which a graphics display is attached, a display name and a description of each of the displays. This command also lists the default display.

Flags

-l	Specifies the removal of all header information and `Default display' from format.

Examples

To list all available displays, enter:

lsdisp

The following output of the lsdisp command lists three available displays for AIX 5.1 and earlier:

DEV_NAME  SLOT    BUS  ADPT_NAME  DESCRIPTION
 
ppr0      00-01   mca  POWER_G4   Midrange Graphics Adapter
gda0      00-03   mca  colordga   Color Graphics Display Adapter
ppr1      00-04   mca  POWER_Gt3  Midrange Entry Graphics Adapter
 
Default display = gda0

Files

bin/lsdisp

Contains the lsdisp command.

Related Information

The chdisp command.

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