Options that change initial settings for the Feature Selection dialog:¶

--feature-set name

Initial feature set to show. The most important are MCCS - all features defined in MCCS, MANUFACTURER - features in the manufacturer reserved range xe0..xff, COLOR - color related features. For a complete list, use the --help option. Unless --custom-feature-set is specified, the default is MCCS.

--custom-feature-set (feature code..)

Explicitly specify the features to be shown. Features in the feature code list are specified as 2 byte hex numbers, with or without leading "x" or trailing "h". To specify more than one feature, separate the feature codes by commas or blanks, and enclose the entire list in quotation marks. For example:

--custom-feature-set "10 x12 14h"
    

--only-capabilities

Restrict features to those in the capabilities string. Applies when the feature set is MCCS, COLOR, or MANUFACTURER.

--all-capabilities

Always include features found in the capabilities string. Applies when the feature set is MCCS.

--show-unsupported

Display unsupported features in the feature set. Normally unsupported features are not shown.

Option that changes initial settings for the NC Values Source dialog.¶

--nc-values-source MCCS|CAPABILITIES|BOTH

Source of values shown in the drop down menu for simple Non-Continuous features.

--use-latest-nc-values

Always use values from latest MCCS version

Option for initial display selection:¶

--model model-name

Model name as specified in the monitor's EDID and shown on the toolbar.

Miscellaneous options:¶

--styles

List available Qt styles

--style style-name

Select the Qt style to use

--version, -v

Report version information

--help

Get command line help.

Options that are passed to the ddcutil shared library.¶

These correspond to ddcutil command line options of the same name.

--ddc

Report DDC protocol and data errors to the terminal.

--trace trace-group-name

Trace all functions in a trace group. May be specified more than once.

--trcfile simple-file-name

Trace all traceable functions in a file. May be specified more than once.

--trcfunc function name

Trace a single function. May be specified more than once.

--timestamp | --ts

Prefix trace messages with timestamp

--thread-id | --tid

Prefix trace messages with thread id