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blurlock — A simple wrapper around the i3 screen locker `i3lock`, which blurs the screen. See also: `i3lock`. M

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Problem

How to use the blurlock command: A simple wrapper around the i3 screen locker i3lock, which blurs the screen. See also: i3lock. More information: <https://gitlab.manjaro.org/packages/extra/i3exit/-/blob/master/blurlock>.

Solution

blurlock — A simple wrapper around the i3 screen locker i3lock, which blurs the screen. See also: i3lock. More information: <https://gitlab.manjaro.org/packages/extra/i3exit/-/blob/master/blurlock>.

Lock the screen to a blurred screenshot of the current screen:

blurlock

Lock the screen and disable the unlock indicator (removes feedback on keypress):

blurlock {{[-u|--no-unlock-indicator]}}

Lock the screen and don't hide the mouse pointer:

blurlock {{[-p|--pointer]}} {{default}}

Lock the screen and show the number of failed login attempts:

blurlock {{[-f|--show-failed-attempts]}}

Code Snippets

Lock the screen to a blurred screenshot of the current screen

blurlock

Lock the screen and disable the unlock indicator (removes feedback on keypress)

blurlock {{[-u|--no-unlock-indicator]}}

Lock the screen and don't hide the mouse pointer

blurlock {{[-p|--pointer]}} {{default}}

Lock the screen and show the number of failed login attempts

blurlock {{[-f|--show-failed-attempts]}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/blurlock

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