---
name: "xssstate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xssstate"
version: "1.1-7"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xssstate"
---

# xssstate(1)

display X screensaver state

## NAME

xssstate - display X screensaver state

## SYNOPSIS

**xssstate** \[**-i**\] \[**-s**\] \[**-t**\] \[**-v**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**xssstate** will display the state of the X screensaver extension. See below what can be gathered.

## OPTIONS

- **-i**

  show the idle time of X11, in milliseconds.

- **-s**

  show the current state of the X screensaver. There is **on** for the screensaver being active at the moment, **off** for the screensaver being off and **disabled** for the screensaver being disabled.

- **-t**

  will show the time that needs to be waited until the screensaver should be activated, in milliseconds.

- **-v**

  show version information

## AUTHORS

See the LICENSE file for the authors.

## LICENSE

See the LICENSE file for the terms of redistribution.

## SEE ALSO

[**slock**(1)](/slock/1.md) [**xlock**(1)](/xlock/1.md) **xss**(1)

## BUGS

Please report them.