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# NAME¶

i3lock - improved screen locker

# SYNOPSIS¶

i3lock [-v] [-c color]

# DESCRIPTION¶

i3lock is a simple screen locker like slock. After starting it, you will see a white screen (you can configure the color/an image). You can return to your screen by entering your password.

# IMPROVEMENTS¶

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  i3lock forks, so you can combine it with an alias to suspend to RAM (run "i3lock && echo mem > /sys/power/state" to get a locked screen after waking up your computer from suspend to RAM)

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  You can specify either a background color or a PNG image which will be displayed while your screen is locked.

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  You can specify whether i3lock should bell upon a wrong password.

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  i3lock uses PAM and therefore is compatible with LDAP, etc.

# OPTIONS¶

-v, --version
  Display the version of your i3lock

-c rrggbb, --color=rrggbb
  Turn the screen into the given color instead of white. Color must be given in 3-byte format: rrggbb (i.e. ff0000 is red).

# DPMS¶

The -d (--dpms) option.

    	verbatim

# SEE ALSO¶

xautolock(1) - use i3lock as your screen saver

# AUTHOR¶

Michael Stapelberg <michael+i3lock@example.invalid>

JANUARY 2012 | Linux