HDRCmd Command line utility

Since version 0.5, the HDRCmd command line utility is included. It can be used to toggle HDR on and off from scripts and check it’s status.

Syntax:

HDRCmd [SUBCOMMAND] [SUBCOMMAND-OPTIONS]

on command

Turns HDR on on all supported displays.

Does not accept any options.

off command

Turns HDR off on all supported displays.

Does not accept any options.

status command

Prints the current HDR status to the console. Has a special mode that returns an exit code depending on the status.

--mode (-m) option

Specifies how the status should be reported. Accepts the following values:

--mode argument	Meaning
short, s (default)	Print a single line indicating the overall HDR status.
long, l	Print the overall HDR status and status per display.
exitcode, x	Special mode for scripting. Exit code is 0 if HDR is on, 1 if HDR is off, and 2 if HDR is unsupported. (Other values indicate some error.)