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.\" Copyright (C) 2007 Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se>
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.TH gnome-screensaver-command 1 "2007\-09\-27" "GNOME"
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gnome-screensaver-command \- controls GNOME screensaver
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.B gnome-screensaver-command
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gnome-screensaver-command is a tool for controlling an already
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running instance of gnome-screensaver.
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Causes the screensaver to exit gracefully
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Query the state of the screensaver
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Query the length of time the screensaver has been active
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Tells the running screensaver process to lock the screen immediately
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If the screensaver is active then switch to another graphics demo
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Turn the screensaver on (blank the screen)
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.B \-d, \-\-deactivate
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If the screensaver is active then deactivate it (un-blank the screen)
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Poke the running screensaver to simulate user activity
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Inhibit the screensaver from activating. Command blocks while inhibit
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.B \-n, \-\-application-name
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The calling application that is inhibiting the screensaver
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The reason for inhibiting the screensaver
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Version of this application
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.B gnome-screensaver-command
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is written by William Jon McCann <mccann@jhu.edu>.
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This manual page was written by Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se>,
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for the Debian project (but may be used by others).
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.BR "gnome-screensaver" (1)
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The online documentation available through the program's