mate-screensaver-command − controls MATE screensaver
mate-screensaver-command [OPTION...]
mate-screensaver-command is a tool for controlling an already running instance of mate-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
−u, −−unlock
Tells the running screensaver process to unlock 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
This manual page was originally written by Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se> for gnome-screensaver-command.
mate-screensaver(1)