From: Per Jessen <per@computer.org>
To: C programming list <linux-c-programming@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Turning PC monitor on/off
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:02:04 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <452CC11C.7040309@computer.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <f68850780610110226v38ff4650w94a53129b7f7ec0e@mail.gmail.com>
Raseel Bhagat wrote:
> Hi
>
> On 10/11/06, Henry Margies <henry.margies@gmx.de> wrote:
>> Maybe it also helps to look at the sources of xset program of X11.
>>
>> xset dpms force off
>>
>> Turns off the monitor (until you press a key or so).
>
> But what if I'm not on the X-window ?
> As in, I'm running this program from console, or one of the virtual
> terminals ?
You said you wanted to look at the code and xset is probably a good
example. Whether it'll also work from the commandline with no active X
system, that's for you to find out :-)
/Per Jessen, Zurich
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-10-11 10:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-10-11 6:04 Turning PC monitor on/off Raseel Bhagat
2006-10-11 7:05 ` ZeeGeek
2006-10-11 8:11 ` Henry Margies
2006-10-11 9:26 ` Raseel Bhagat
2006-10-11 10:02 ` Per Jessen [this message]
2006-10-11 10:20 ` Markus Rechberger
2006-10-11 10:25 ` Raseel Bhagat
2006-10-11 11:06 ` Katelyn Rowlands
2006-10-11 11:30 ` Raseel Bhagat
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