---
name: "xssproxy"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xssproxy"
version: "1.0.0-1+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xssproxy"
---

# xssproxy(1)

forward freedesktop.org Idle Inhibition Service calls to Xss

## NAME

xssproxy - forward freedesktop.org Idle Inhibition Service calls to Xss

## SYNOPSIS

**xssproxy** \[-v\]

## DESCRIPTION

**xssproxy** implements the *org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver* D-Bus interface described in the Idle Inhibition Service Draft by the freedesktop.org developers. The inhibition of the screensaver is then controlled using the *XScreenSaverSuspend* function from the Xss (X11 Screen Saver extension) library.

## OPTIONS

- **-v --verbose**

  print messages when receiving inhibition requests

- **--version**

  print version information and exit

## EXAMPLES

To use run in your *~/.xinitrc* file. The program doesn't return so you need to run it in the background.

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  xssproxy &

## AUTHOR

Written by Tim Schumacher.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs at the GitHub issue tracker \<https://github.com/timakro/xssproxy/issues\>.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2017 Tim Schumacher

License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>.

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent per‐mitted by law.