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Updates Cyberpunk 2077 resolution in UserSettings.json to match the PRIMARY display in Linux
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#!/bin/bash | |
# cyberpunk.sh | |
# Updates Cyberpunk 2077 resolution in UserSettings.json to match the PRIMARY display in Linux | |
# | |
# Set LAUNCH OPTIONS in steam to: /path/of/script/cyberpunk.sh %COMMAND% | |
# Don't forget to make script executable: chmod +x cyberpunk.sh | |
# 1. Get current resolution of the primary display using xrandr | |
resolution=$(xrandr | awk '/ connected primary / {print $4}' | cut -d+ -f1) | |
if [ -z "$resolution" ]; then | |
echo "Could not determine primary display resolution with xrandr." | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
echo "Detected primary display resolution: $resolution" | |
# 2. Define path to UserSettings.json | |
jsonFilePath="$HOME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1091500/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/CD Projekt Red/Cyberpunk 2077/UserSettings.json" | |
backupFilePath="${jsonFilePath}.bak" | |
# 3. Backup if it doesn't exist | |
if [ ! -f "$backupFilePath" ]; then | |
cp "$jsonFilePath" "$backupFilePath" | |
echo "Backed up UserSettings.json to UserSettings.json.bak" | |
else | |
echo "Backup already exists. Skipping." | |
fi | |
# 4. Modify the JSON using jq | |
tmpFile=$(mktemp) | |
jq --arg res "$resolution" ' | |
.data |= map( | |
if .group_name == "/video/display" then | |
.options |= map( | |
if .name == "Resolution" then | |
.value = $res | |
else | |
. | |
end | |
) | |
else | |
. | |
end | |
) | |
' "$jsonFilePath" > "$tmpFile" | |
# 5. Save changes back to the file | |
mv "$tmpFile" "$jsonFilePath" | |
echo "Updated resolution in UserSettings.json to $resolution" | |
exec "$@" |
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