i3lock

Simple screen locker built for the i3 window manager.

• Lock the screen showing a white background:

i3lock

• Lock the screen with a simple color background (rrggbb format):

i3lock --color {0000ff}

• Lock the screen to a PNG background:

i3lock --image {path/to/file.png}

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

i3lock --no-unlock-indicator

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

i3lock --pointer {default}

• Lock the screen to a PNG background tiled over all monitors:

i3lock --image {path/to/file.png} --tiling

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

i3lock --show-failed-attempts

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