Re: console /dev/tty[1-6] screen savers?

To: will@pinncomp.net
Cc: Adam Shand <larry@spack.org>, debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: console /dev/tty[1-6] screen savers?
From: Kent West <westk@acu.edu>
Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 01:29:52 -0500
Message-id: <[🔎] 39278260.9DB471D6@acu.edu>
References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0005201834390.17723-100000@heyzeus.alaska.net> <[🔎] 39278108.F9F2D2C2@pinncomp.net>

w trillich wrote:
> 
> NOTE: i'm not running xwindows.

<snip>

> does the LINUX console mode (notice that xwindows is not running)
> have a screensaver mode for /dev/tty[1-6]? what's it called, how
> do i get to it?

I believe you're looking for "setterm -blank [0-60]". The documentation
is a bit weak, but I would guess that "setterm -blank 0" turns off the
screen saver, and "setterm -blank 15" will blank the screen after
fifteen minutes of inactivity.

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