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I use xset to turn off my screens like this:

xset dpms force off

Is there any way to turn off a single screen when you have more than one associated with the same X display?

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If you are using stock Ubuntu Desktop you should be able to use System > Preferences > Monitors. This should show all of your monitors, click on the one you wish to disable, and then use the 'on/off' radio buttons to disable that specific monitor.

If you want to do this from the command line you should be able to use xrandr --output --off to disable the output which should trigger the monitor to power down.

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The problem is that when you're using Nvidia TwinView, both screens appear as one to both xrandr and xset, so you can't turn off the monitors individually. Also, Gnome Monitor Preferences is disabled and you have to use the Nvidia driver control instead. When you disable one of the monitors with nvidia-settings, it fully disables the monitor, jamming all of your windows on the other screen. I just want to shut one monitor off to watch a movie on the other. – Neil Nov 21 '10 at 15:15
@Neil It's probably useful to add your hardware information to the question and tag it with nvidia too. – Jorge Castro Nov 22 '10 at 2:17

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