SCREENBLANK(1) — USER COMMANDS
NAME
screenblank − turn off video when the mouse and keyboard are idle
SYNOPSIS
screenblank [ −m ] [ −k ] [ −d interval ] [ −e interval ] [ −f frame_buffer ]
DESCRIPTION
screenblank turns off the display when the mouse and keyboard are idle for an extended period (the default is 10 minutes).
OPTIONS
−m Do not check whether the mouse has been idle.
−k Do not check whether the keyboard has been idle.
−d interval
Disable after interval seconds. interval is a number of the form xxx.xxx where each x is a decimal digit. The default is 600 seconds (10 minutes).
−e interval
Enable within interval seconds. interval is the time between successive polls for keyboard or mouse activity. If a poll detects keyboard or mouse activity, the display is resumed. interval is a number of seconds, of the form xxx.xxx where each x is a decimal digit. The default is 0.25 seconds.
−f frame_buffer
frame_buffer is the path name of the frame buffer on which video disabling/enabling applies. The defaults is /dev/fb.
SEE ALSO
BUGS
When not running suntools(1), only the RETURN key resumes video display.
Sun Release 3.5 — Last change: 21 June 1986