I3LOCK-FANCY(1)

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version 0.0~git20160228.0.0fcb933 · 2 versions
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 I3LOCK-FANCY 💖

okay so bestie, this is the manual page for i3lock-fancy, which lives in section 1 of the General Commands Manual. it's a whole vibe. let's get into it 💅

✨ NAME ✨

i3lock-fancy — a Bash script wrapped around i3lock for that ✨fancy✨ effect

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so here's the tea, bestie: it takes a screenshot of the desktop, blurs the background, and then adds a lock icon plus some text on top. that blurred image? yeah, that gets handed straight to i3lock and becomes your lockscreen background. iconic behavior honestly 🫶

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

i3lock-fancy [options]

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • -h, --help — pops up a help screen for you and then dips out. bye 💖
  • -d, --desktop — tries to minimize every single window before it locks. yes, all of them. no cap.
  • -g, --greyscale — sets the background to greyscale instead of color. moody, monochrome, lowkey stunning 🌈
  • -p, --pixelate — pixelates the background instead of blurring it, and it runs faster. the blur could never 💀
  • -f <fontname>, --font <fontname> — lets you set a custom font. yes, fontname is a placeholder, go wild 🎀
  • -t <text>, --text <text> — sets a custom text prompt. make it say whatever you want, main character energy only 👑
  • -l, --listfonts — shows you a list of all the possible fonts you could use with -f/--font. super handy.
⚠️ note: this option will not lock the screen. it just prints the list and exits immediately. do not pass go, do not collect your lockscreen 🙈
  • -n, --nofork — do not fork i3lock after starting.
🚨 IMPORTANT: see the KNWON BUGS section below. fr fr, go read it.
  • -- — must be the last option. it sets the command to use for taking a screenshot. the default is import -window root. using scrot or maim will increase script speed and let you set custom flags, like having a delay. slay ✨

💀 KNOWN BUGS 💀

as of right now, forking does not occur whether you use -n or not. like, at all. for more info on this whole situation, see <https://github.com/meskarune/i3lock-fancy/issues/144> 😭

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

i3lock(1)

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Dolores Portalatin <hello@doloresportalatin.info>

and that's the whole page bestie!! this one's dated 2017-06-26 and it comes from I3LOCK-FANCY(1) in the General Commands Manual. go lock that screen, it's giving secure ✨🔒💜

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