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Created September 20, 2015 23:26
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This is a script to auto-enable/disable an external display. I bind it to the screen-switch button used in windows and it works like a charm.
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screen-switch
#!/usr/bin/env bash
xrandr | grep VGA | grep -w connected >/dev/null
echo $?
if [[ "$?" -lt 1 ]]
then
notify-send "Extending desktop to VGA screen"
xrandr --output LVDS1 --auto --output VGA1 --auto --left-of LVDS1 --primary
else
xrandr --output LVDS1 --auto --primary
notify-send "No known screens found"
fi
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maxking commented Sep 20, 2015

Note: This script won't work out of box. You would have to configure external display's you are going to connect and modify the script according to your use. This is just a sample script that works for me.

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