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gtklock(1) General Commands Manual gtklock(1)

NAME

gtklock - GTK-based lockscreen for Wayland

SYNOPSIS

gtklock [options...]

OPTIONS

-h, --help

Show help options

--help-config

Show options available in the config. See CONFIGURATION.

-d, --daemonize

Detach from controlling terminal.

-c, --config <path>

Specify config file to use. By default, the following paths are checked in the following order: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gtklock/config.ini and gtklock/config.ini under each directory in $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS.

CONFIGURATION

Configuration is stored in glib key file format. Options are specified as name=value and can be used from the command-line as --name=value. All options should be under the main group.

All available options are:

-g, --gtk-theme <string>

Set the GTK theme.

-s, --style <path>

Load CSS style file.

-x, --layout <path>

Load XML layout file.

-m, --modules <name>

Load gtklock modules. Module name can be an absolute path, relative path (starting with ./ or ../) or name in system directory (such as example-module.so for /usr/lib/gtklock/example-module.so). The .so suffix can be ommited.

-b, --background <path>

Load background. Specified background can be overwritten by CSS.

-t, --time-format <string>

Set time format. See date(1).

-H, --idle-hide

Hide input form when idle.

-T, --idle-timeout <int>

Idle timeout in seconds.

-S, --start-hidden

Start with input form hidden.

-L, --lock-command

Command to execute after locking. Command is executed asynchronously.

-U, --unlock-command

Command to execute after unlocking. Command is executed asynchronously.

-M, --monitor-priority <name>

Set monitor focus priority. Option can be specified multiple times.

EXAMPLE

Example config:

[main]
gtk-theme=Adwaita-dark

Example style:

window {


   background-image: url("background.png");


   background-size: cover;


   background-repeat: no-repeat;


   background-position: center;


   background-color: black;
}

AUTHORS

Maintained by Jovan Lanik <jox969@gmail.com>, who is assisted by other contributors. For more information about gtklock development, see <https://github.com/jovanlanik/gtklock>.

2024-04-19