SUMMARY Kscreen-doctor -o output has changed in a way that makes it easier to read for a human, but more difficult to integrate in bash scripts. Before I was able to get the names of external and internal monitors using these bash script lines: TMP_EXT_MONITOR_NAME=$(kscreen-doctor -o | grep 'DisplayPort' | grep connected | cut -d ' ' -f 3) TMP_INT_MONITOR_NAME=$(kscreen-doctor -o | grep 'Panel' | grep connected | cut -d ' ' -f 3) echo "Internal monitor is: $TMP_INT_MONITOR_NAME" echo "External monitor is: $TMP_EXT_MONITOR_NAME" because each output information was in a single line. Now the information of every monitor are split in multiple lines. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Execute the four bash script lines above 2. Read the displayed names OBSERVED RESULT It is not possible to read display names EXPECTED RESULT Before it was possible to read display names because all display nformations where on the same line SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0 Qt Version: 6.6.3 Kernel Version: 6.8.2-arch2-1 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 12 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1240U Memory: 15.3 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® Graphics Manufacturer: Dell Inc. Product Name: Latitude 9330 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Is it possible to add a command line option to obtain the previous output format?
The -j option gives json output, which programs can handle easily.