How to find the color depth in linux?

From: Angel M de Vicente Angel M de Vicente (angelv_at_guinda.iac.es)
Date: 09/30/03 

Date: 30 Sep 2003 12:14:09 +0100

Hi,

I have an application that only runs with a certain color depth, and I just
want to write a script that will warn me if I am using a different color
depth. Dow anybody know how to get the current color depth in Linux? (I know
how to change it in XF86Config, but I don't want that, I want to find the
present color depth.)

Any help?

Thanks a lot,
Angel de Vicente 

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