09-26-2008
How can I change the prompt that GNU screen displays in .screenrc.
I've tried setenv PS1='\w: ' and
export PS1='\w: '
but it does not show up when the screen open.
man screen does give some options of set prompt and PROMPT_COMMAND but these give errors from the screenrc file. (I use bash)
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i3lock
i3lock(1) User Manuals i3lock(1)
NAME
i3lock - improved screen locker
SYNOPSIS
i3lock [-v] [-n] [-b] [-d] [-i image.png] [-c color] [-t] [-p pointer] [-u]
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
* 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)
* You can specify either a background color or a PNG image which will be displayed while your screen is locked.
* You can specify whether i3lock should bell upon a wrong password.
* i3lock uses PAM and therefore is compatible with LDAP etc.
OPTIONS
-v, --version
Display the version of your i3lock
-n, --nofork
Don't fork after starting.
-b, --beep
Enable beeping. Be sure to not do this when you are about to annoy other people, like when opening your laptop in a boring lecture.
-d, --dpms
Enable turning off your screen using DPMS. Note that, when you do not specify this option, DPMS will turn off your screen after 15
minutes of inactivity anyways (if you did not disable this in your X server).
-u, --no-unlock-indicator
Disables the unlock indicator. i3lock will by default show an unlock indicator after pressing keys. This will give feedback for
every keypress and it will show you the current PAM state (whether your password is currently being verified or whether it is
wrong).
-i path, --image=path
Display the given PNG image instead of a blank screen.
-c rrggbb, --color=rrggbb
Turns the screen into the given color instead of white. Color must be given in 6-byte format: rrggbb (i.e. ff0000 is red)
-t, --tiling
If an image is specified (via -i) it will display the image tiled all over the screen (if it is a multi-monitor setup, the image is
visible on all screens).
-p win|default, --pointer=win|default
If you specify "default", i3lock does not hide your Mousepointer. If you specify "win", i3lock displays a hardcoded Windows-Pointer
(thus enabling you to fuck with your friends by using a Screenshot of a Windows-Desktop as a locking-screen).
SEE ALSO
xautolock(1) - use i3lock as your screen saver
AUTHOR
Michael Stapelberg <michael+i3lock at stapelberg dot de>
Jan-Erik Rediger <badboy at archlinux.us>
Linux JANUARY 2012 i3lock(1)