This is a really simple caffeine daemon for your linux system.
This works entirely without requiring root access and bypasses any imposed system management by emulating a mouse wiggle every few minutes.
Build the daemon & controller:
$ make install
This produces a caffeine artifact in the directory, and creates a folder in your ~/.config/ directory. You can then copy this onto your $PATH.
N.B. this requires xdotool at the moment.
| Command | Effect |
|---|---|
caffeine daemon |
Start the caffeine daemon. Creates a lockfile in the caffeine config dir. |
caffeine status |
Check if the daemon is running, and if it is, check if it is keeping the screen awake. |
caffeine query |
Same as status, but returns an exit code instead of printing (for embedding). |
caffeine start |
Start keeping the screen awake. |
caffeine stop |
Stop keeping the screen awake. |
caffeine toggle |
Toggle keeping the screen awake. |
caffeine diagnostic |
Show some diagnostic information (daemon status, etc.) |
caffeine version |
Show version. |
Check out the config.h file for configuration options.