gnome-screensaver-command

NAME

gnome-screensaver-command − controls GNOME screensaver

gnome-screensaver-command [OPTION...]

gnome-screensaver-command is a tool for controlling an already running instance of gnome-screensaver.

−−exit

Causes the screensaver to exit gracefully

−q, −−query

Query the state of the screensaver

−t, −−time

Query the length of time the screensaver has been active

−l, −−lock

Tells the running screensaver process to lock the screen immediately

−c, −−cycle

If the screensaver is active then switch to another graphics demo

−a, −−activate

Turn the screensaver on (blank the screen)

−d, −−deactivate

If the screensaver is active then deactivate it (un-blank the screen)

−p, −−poke

Poke the running screensaver to simulate user activity

−i, −−inhibit

Inhibit the screensaver from activating. Command blocks while inhibit is active.

−n, −−application-name

The calling application that is inhibiting the screensaver

−r, −−reason

The reason for inhibiting the screensaver

−V, −−version

Version of this application

gnome-screensaver-command is written by William Jon McCann <mccann@jhu.edu>.

This manual page was written by Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se>.