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betterlockscreen — Simple, minimal lock screen. More information: <https://github.com/betterlockscreen/betterlockscreen

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the betterlockscreen command: Simple, minimal lock screen. More information: <https://github.com/betterlockscreen/betterlockscreen#usage>.

Solution

betterlockscreen — Simple, minimal lock screen. More information: <https://github.com/betterlockscreen/betterlockscreen#usage>.

Lock the screen:

betterlockscreen {{[-l|--lock]}}

Change the lock screen background:

betterlockscreen {{[-u|--update]}} {{path/to/image.png}}

Lock the screen, showing some custom text:

betterlockscreen {{[-l|--lock]}} pixel --text "{{custom lock screen text}}"

Lock the screen, with a custom monitor off timeout in seconds:

betterlockscreen --off {{5}} {{[-l|--lock]}}

Code Snippets

Lock the screen

betterlockscreen {{[-l|--lock]}}

Change the lock screen background

betterlockscreen {{[-u|--update]}} {{path/to/image.png}}

Lock the screen, showing some custom text

betterlockscreen {{[-l|--lock]}} pixel --text "{{custom lock screen text}}"

Lock the screen, with a custom monitor off timeout in seconds

betterlockscreen --off {{5}} {{[-l|--lock]}}

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