light-locker-command(1)

light-locker-command1

Controls light-locker

Usage

light-locker-command [OPTION ...]

Overview

light-locker-command is a tool for controlling an already running instance of light-locker. This is done through LightDM which doesn't ensure light-locker is running.

Options

-q, --query

Query the state of the locker

-t, --time

Query the length of time the locker has been active

-l, --lock

Tells the running locker 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)

-p, --poke

Poke the running locker to simulate user activity

-i, --inhibit

Inhibit the screensaver from activating. Terminate the light-locker-command process to end inhibition.

-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

Releases

7 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 8
  2. 9–Arch

--activate since Debian 9 (Stretch); --application-name since Debian 9 (Stretch); --deactivate since Debian 9 (Stretch); --inhibit since Debian 9 (Stretch); --poke since Debian 9 (Stretch); --query since Debian 9 (Stretch); --reason since Debian 9 (Stretch); --time since Debian 9 (Stretch); -a since Debian 9 (Stretch); -d since Debian 9 (Stretch); -i since Debian 9 (Stretch); -n since Debian 9 (Stretch); -p since Debian 9 (Stretch); -q since Debian 9 (Stretch); -r since Debian 9 (Stretch); -t since Debian 9 (Stretch).

From light-locker 1.9.0-7 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.