On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 9:03 AM, Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote: > I'd prefer to avoid hitting the monitor display on/off too often. In > an xterm, the script... > > #!/bin/bash > sleep 1 && xset -display :0.0 dpms force off > > ...shuts the screen off. Is there an equivalant command for a text > console (e.g. where you end up if you hit CTRL-ALT-F1)? > > -- > Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> > I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications >
`setterm -blank VALUE` where VALUE is specified in minutes. A value of zero disables blanking. You can also add "consoleblank=0" to your kernel's command line. It's probably worth looking at the other `setterm` options. You can read /sys/module/kernel/parameters/consoleblank to see if your changes applied properly.
