---
name: "beforelight"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xbase-clients"
version: "1:7.1.ds1-2"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/beforelight"
---

# beforelight(1)

screen saver

## NAME

beforelight - screen saver

## SYNOPSIS

**beforelight** \[ *-toolkitoption* ... \]

## DESCRIPTION

The *beforelight* program is a sample implementation of a screen saver for X servers supporting the MIT-SCREEN-SAVER extension.

## AUTHORS

Keith Packard, MIT X Consortium.