From 01e06cdcffdb01f9018798414ad580896bcb8544 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcin Chrzanowski Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:43:11 +0200 Subject: Add DPMS info --- display.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 display.md diff --git a/display.md b/display.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d66e07f --- /dev/null +++ b/display.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Display management + +## DPMS + +Display Power Management Signaling controls power saving features on displays. + +Query current settings: + + xset q + +Turn DPMS on/off: + + xset -dpms # screen will not timeout + xset dpms + +Force screen poweroff: + + xset dpms force off + xset dpms force standby + xset dpms force suspend + +Off/standby/suspend are different power-off modes. They have trade-offs in power +consumption vs. time to restart. -- cgit v1.2.3