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/usr/bin/xset

X.Org xset application

From xset 1.2.6-r3 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running xset --help (exit 0). permalink

usage:  /usr/bin/xset [-display host:dpy] option ...
    To turn bell off:
	-b                b off               b 0
    To set bell volume, pitch and duration:
	 b [vol [pitch [dur]]]          b on
    To disable bug compatibility mode:
	-bc
    To enable bug compatibility mode:
	bc
    To turn keyclick off:
	-c                c off               c 0
    To set keyclick volume:
	 c [0-100]        c on
    To control Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) features:
	-dpms      DPMS features off
	+dpms      DPMS features on
	 dpms [standby [suspend [off]]]
	      force standby
	      force suspend
	      force off
	      force on
	      (also implicitly enables DPMS features)
	      a timeout value of zero disables the mode
    To set the font path:
	 fp= path[,path...]
    To restore the default font path:
	 fp default
    To have the server reread font databases:
	 fp rehash
    To remove elements from font path:
	-fp path[,path...]  fp- path[,path...]
    To prepend or append elements to font path:
	+fp path[,path...]  fp+ path[,path...]
    To set LED states off or on:
	-led [1-32]         led off
	 led [1-32]         led on
	-led named 'name'   led off
	 led named 'name'   led on
    To set mouse acceleration and threshold:
	 m [acc_mult[/acc_div] [thr]]    m default
    To set pixel colors:
	 p pixel_value color_name
    To turn auto-repeat off or on:
	-r [keycode]        r off
	 r [keycode]        r on
	 r rate [delay [rate]]
    For screen-saver control:
	 s [timeout [cycle]]  s default    s on
	 s blank              s noblank    s off
	 s expose             s noexpose
	 s activate           s reset
    For status information:  q
    To print version: -version
Options (9)
OptionDescriptionSource
-bb off b 0help
-bchelp
-cc off c 0help
-dpmsThe -dpms option disables Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) features.help + man
-fp pathThe -fp and fp- options remove elements from the current font path.help + man
-led 1-32led off led [1-32] led onhelp
-r keycoder off r [keycode] r on r rate [delay [rate]]help
-display displayThis option specifies the server to use; (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-versionThe -version option prints the program version and exits without doing anything else. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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