XFree86 Modeline

A modeline is a configuration line in xorg.conf or the XFree86 configuration file (XF86Config) that provides information to the display server about a connected computer monitor or television and how to drive it at a specified display resolution. The Modeline is based on the Generalized Timing Formula or the Coordinated Video Timings standards produced by VESA.

A mode line may also refer to a line for the Emacs and Vim editors that provides information about the file and modes.

Modelines are now rarely used, but XFree86 and the Xorg Server still allow them to be set should the EDID information be inadequate.

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