On 05/10/2017 12:59 PM, R0b0t1 wrote: > 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. > >
Additionally, "setterm --blank force" turns the console off immediately. -- Jonathan Callen
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