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betterlockscreen:tldr:87910

betterlockscreen: Lock the screen, with a custom monitor off timeout in seconds.
$ betterlockscreen --off ${5} -l
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This command is related to the "betterlockscreen" utility, which is used to change and customize the lock screen appearance in Linux systems.

The command you provided, "betterlockscreen --off ${5} -l", seems to have three arguments or options:

  1. "--off": This option is telling the utility to turn off the lock screen. It disables the lock screen functionality, so when you wake up your device, it won't require you to enter a password or any other kind of authentication.

  2. "${5}": This part of the command is a placeholder or variable. The value of this variable will depend on its context or where it's being used. It could represent a specific lock screen theme or image that you want to disable.

  3. "-l": This option stands for "log out." It indicates that after turning off the lock screen, the user should be logged out as well. So, when you disable the lock screen using this command, it will also log you out of your session.

Overall, this command is used to turn off the lock screen functionality and log out the user in Linux using the "betterlockscreen" utility.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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