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NAME
xnlock - amusing lock screen program with message for
passers-by
SYNOPSIS
xnlock [ options ] [ message ]
DESCRIPTION
xnlock is a program that acts as a screen saver for worksta-
tions running X11. It also "locks" the screen such that the
workstation can be left unattended without worry that some-
one else will walk up to it and mess everything up. When
xnlock is running, a little man with a big nose and a hat
runs around spewing out messages to the screen. By default,
the messages are "humorous", but that depends on your sense
of humor.
If a key or mouse button is pressed, a prompt is printed
requesting the user's password. If a RETURN is not typed
within 30 seconds, the little man resumes running around.
Text on the command line is used as the message. For exam-
ple:
% xnlock I'm out to lunch for a couple of hours.
Note the need to quote shell metacharacters.
In the absence of flags or text, xnlock displays random for-
tunes.
OPTIONS
Command line options override all resource specifications.
All arguments that are not associated with a command line
option is taken to be message text that the little man will
"say" every once in a while. The resource xnlock.text may
be set to a string.
-fn fontname
The default font is the first 18 point font in the new
century schoolbook family. While larger fonts are
recokmmended over smaller ones, any font in the
server's font list will work. The resource to use for
this option is xnlock.font.
-filename filename
Take the message to be displayed from the file
filename. If filename is not specified, $HOME/.msgfile
is used. If the contents of the file are changed dur-
ing runtime, the most recent text of the file is used
(allowing the displayed message to be altered
remotely). Carriage returns within the text are
allowed, but tabs or other control characters are not
translated and should not be used. The resource
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available for this option is xnlock.file.
-ar Accept root's password to unlock screen. This option
is true by default. The reason for this is so that
someone's screen may be unlocked by autorized users in
case of emergency and the person running the program is
still out to lunch. The resource available for speci-
fying this option is xnlock.acceptRootPasswd.
-noar
Don't accept root's password. This option is for
paranoids who fear their peers might breakin using
root's password and remove their files anyway. Speci-
fying this option on the command line overrides the
xnlock.acceptRootPasswd if set to True.
-ip Ignore password prompt. The resource available for
this option is xnlock.ignorePasswd.
-noip
Don't ignore password prompt. This is available in
order to override the resource ignorePasswd if set to
True.
-fg color
Specifies the foreground color. The resource available
for this is xnlock.foreground.
-bg color
Specifies the background color. The resource available
for this is xnlock.background.
-rv Reverse the foreground and background colors. The
resource for this is xvnlock.reverseVideo.
-norv
Don't use reverse video. This is available to override
the reverseVideo resource if set to True.
-prog program
Receive message text from the running program program.
If there are arguments to program, encase them with the
name of the program in quotes (e.g. xnlock -t "fortune
-o"). The resource for this is xnlock.program.
RESOURCES
xnlock.font: fontname
xnlock.foreground: color
xnlock.background: color
xnlock.reverseVideo: True/False
xnlock.text: Some random text string
xnlock.program: program [args]
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xnlock.ignorePasswd: True/False
xnlock.acceptRootPasswd: True/False
FILES
xnlock executable file
~/.msgfile default message file
AUTHOR
Dan Heller <argv@sun.com> Copyright (c) 1985, 1990.
The original version of this program was written using pix-
rects on a Sun 2 running SunOS 1.1.
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