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1 .Dd October 6, 2023
2 .Dt SLOCK 1
3 .Os
4 .Sh NAME
5 .Nm slock
6 .Nd simple X screen locker
7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
8 .Nm
9 .Op Fl v
10 .Op Ar cmd Op Ar arg ...
11 .Sh DESCRIPTION
12 .Nm
13 is a simple X screen locker.
14 If provided,
15 .Ar cmd
16 is executed after the screen has been locked.
17 .Pp
18 The options are as follows:
19 .Bl -tag -width Ds
20 .It Fl v
21 Print version information to stdout and exit.
22 .El
23 .Sh EXIT STATUS
24 .Ex -std
25 .Sh EXAMPLES
26 $
27 .Nm
28 /usr/sbin/s2ram
29 .Sh SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
30 To make sure a locked screen can not be bypassed by switching VTs
31 or killing the X server with Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, it is recommended
32 to disable both in
33 .Xr xorg.conf 5
34 for maximum security:
35 .Bd -literal
36 Section "ServerFlags"
37 Option "DontVTSwitch" "True"
38 Option "DontZap" "True"
39 EndSection
40 .Ed
41 .Sh CUSTOMIZATION
42 .Nm
43 can be customized by creating a custom config.h from config.def.h and
44 (re)compiling the source code.
45 This keeps it fast, secure and simple.