March 2012
Beginner to intermediate
230 pages
7h 27m
English
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Name
xscreensaver — stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version
Synopsis
xscreensaver
The xscreensaver system is
a versatile screen saver with hundreds of animations available. KDE
and GNOME have their own screensavers and options, but if you
prefer, you can run xscreensaver
manually.
xscreensaver runs in the
background, and you can control it in various ways:
- After a period of inactivity.
You can configure
xscreensaverto run automatically after a period of inactivity, such as five minutes.- As a screen locker.
xscreensavercan also lock your screen on request. Your display will remain locked until you enter your login password.- On the command line.
Run
xscreensaver-demoto preview the many animations and set things up the way you like. Then runxscreensaver-commandto control the program’s behavior:
$ xscreensaver-command -activate Blank now $ xscreensaver-command -next Choose next animation $ xscreensaver-command -prev Choose previous animation $ xscreensaver-command -cycle Choose random animation $ xscreensaver-command -lock Lock the screen now $ xscreensaver-command -exit Quit
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