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Screensaver setting ​

Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-monitor.conf with the desired settings. Values are in minutes. Use "0" to disable the feature.

ini
Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Screensaver"
    Option "DPMS" "false"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "StandbyTime" "0"
    Option "SuspendTime" "0"
    Option "OffTime" "0"
    Option "BlankTime" "0"
EndSection

Commands ​

Query current settings ​

shell
xset q

For example, to get screen state (On/Off):

shell
xset q | sed -nE 's/^\s+Monitor is (\w+)$/\1/p'

Screensaver ​

NOTE: Command applies to current session and won't survive a reboot.

Change the screensaver options using xset s.

Up to 2 parameters (timeout and cycle) can be set. Values are in seconds.

shell
xset s 0 0
xset s off

Change the DPMS options using xset dpms.

Up to 3 parameters (standby, suspend and off) can be set. Values are in seconds.

shell
xset dpms 0 0 0

Screen off ​

shell
xset dpms force off