XScreenSaver(1) General Commands Manual XScreenSaver(1) (NAME) xscreensaver-settings - xscreensaver (SYNOPSIS) xscreensaver-settings [--display host:display.screen] [--debug] (DESCRIPTION) xscreensaver-settings xscreensaver(1) . ~/.xscreensaver . . . (MENU COMMANDS) File Help : Blank Screen Now xscreensaver . xscreensaver-command(1) --activate . Lock Screen Now Blank Screen Now ( ). xscreensaver-command(1) --lock . Kill Daemon xscreensaver . xscreensaver-command(1) --exit . Restart Daemon xscreensaver . . "xscreensaver-command --exit" "xscreensaver" . "xscreensaver-command --restart" . Exit xscreensaver-settings ( ) xscreensaver ( ) . About... xscreensaver-settings . Documentation... XScreenSaver xscreensaver(1) xscreensaver-settings(1) xscreensaver-command(1) . (DISPLAY MODES TAB) . Mode . : Disable Screen Saver . Blank Screen Only : . Only One Screen Saver ( ). Random Screen Saver . . . Random Same Saver Random Screen Saver . Demo List . xscreensaver . . . ( : .) Mode Random Screen Saver : . . ( .) Search Field . . . Arrow Buttons . . . . Blank After xscreensaver . Cycle After . 0 : . cycle . Lock Screen . Lock Screen After <<>> . Blank After . . ( Lock Screen After ) . 0 . Preview . . . Settings . (SETTINGS DIALOG) Settings Display Modes . . (ADVANCED TAB) xscreensaver . Image Manipulation . . xscreensaver-getimage(6) xscreensaver-getimage-file(6) . Grab Desktop Images . . . Grab Video Frames . Choose Random Image . URL RSS Atom ( Flickr) . . . (colorbars) . Text Manipulation . . xscreensaver-text(6) . Host Name and Time . Text . % strftime(2) . Text File . Program . URL . HTML RSS Atom . : . Power Management Settings . Power Management Enabled . X XDPMS . Standby After Power Management Enabled . ( .) Suspend After Power Management Enabled . Standby . Off After Power Management Enabled . Suspend . Quick Power-off in Blank Only Mode Blank Screen Only . . Blanking . Fade To Black When Blanking . Unfade From Black When Unblanking : . Fade To Black . Fade Duration . Theme . ~/.xscreensaver X xscreensaver(1) . (OPTIONS) xscreensaver-settings : --display host:display.screen X . xscreensaver-settings xscreensaver . --debug stderr . xscreensaver xscreensaver-settings . xscreensaver-settings ~/.xscreensaver xscreensaver . (ENVIRONMENT) DISPLAY . PATH . xscreensaver-settings xscreensaver $PATH . HOME .xscreensaver . XENVIRONMENT RESOURCE_MANAGER . HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, http_proxy, or https_proxy . (UPGRADES) xscreensaver . (SEE ALSO) X(1), xscreensaver(1), xscreensaver-command(1), xscreensaver-getimage(6), xscreensaver-getimage-file(6), xscreensaver-getimage-video(6), xscreensaver-text(6) (COPYRIGHT) Copyright (C) 1992-2026 by Jamie Zawinski. . . " " . (AUTHORS) Jamie Zawinski . . X Version 11 6.15 (30-Mar-2026) XScreenSaver(1)