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Switch monitors from the command line

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Mar 15, 202645874 views
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Since I found a different method to achieve my goal, and since no answer was posted to my previous question, I've changed the question to match the answer I found. Is there a way to turn off my laptop's monitor and turn on the external monitor(and vice-versa) entirely from the command line?

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With the commands The screen automatically transfers to the external display. It doesn't even need sudo powers. To find out the name of the displays just do: Which should give something like: Extending the displays can probably be achieved in a simi…

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