gnome-screensaver-command (1) Linux Manual Page
gnome-screensaver-command – controls GNOME screensaver
Synopsis
gnome-screensaver-command [OPTION…]Description
gnome-screensaver-command is a tool for controlling an already running instance of gnome-screensaver.Options
- –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
- -a, –activate
- Turn the screensaver on (blank the screen)
- -d, –deactivate
- If the screensaver is active then deactivate it (un-blank the screen)
- -V, –version
- Version of this application
Authors
gnome-screensaver-command is written by William Jon McCann <mccann [at] jhu.edu>. This manual page was written by Sven Arvidsson <sa [at] whiz.se>.