README - xssstate - a simple utility to get the X screensaver state
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1 Xssstate
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3 This is a simple utility to get the state of the X screensaver exten‐
4 sion. These states include the idle time, the screensaver state and the
5 time how long to wait until the screensaver should be active.
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7 The values for the states in X can be changed using xset(1).
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9 Turn off the screensaver:
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11 % xset s 0
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13 Turn on the screensaver after 60 seconds inactivity:
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15 % xset s 60
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17 Force the screensaver to be active:
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19 % xset s blank
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21 For more options, see xset(1).
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24 Example script
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26 In xsidle.sh is an example script how to use this for a background ser‐
27 vice that will control your screensaver. This can be used to invoke
28 slock(1) using following command:
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30 % xsidle.sh slock &
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32 This should be useful in your $HOME/.xinitrc file.
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34 Have fun!