sessionctl.1

sessionctl - standalone X session manager client

sessionctl [command]

sessionctl is responsible for running a sessiond session and interacting with its DBus service.

• run [SERVICE]

  Run a new session, with SERVICE as the window manager service if provided. By default, the service installed under the window-manager.service alias is used.

• stop

  Stop the running session.

• status

  Show session status.

• lock

  Lock the session.

• unlock

  Unlock the session.

• properties

  List sessiond properties.

• backlight [NAME]

  Interact with backlights. If backlight NAME is given with no options, print brightness. If no arguments are given, list backlights.

  Options:

  • -s VALUE, –set VALUE

    Set backlight brightness.

  • -i VALUE, –inc VALUE

    Increment backlight brightness. Prints the new brightness value.

• audiosink [ID]

  Interact with audio sinks. If audio sink ID is given with no options, print volume and mute state. If no arguments are given, list audio sinks.

  Options:

  • -s VALUE, –set VALUE

    Set audio sink volume.

  • -i VALUE, –inc VALUE

    Increment audio sink volume. Prints the new volume value.

  • -m, –mute

    Mute audio sink.

  • -u, –unmute

    Unmute audio sink.

  • -t, –toggle-mute

    Toggle audio sink mute state. Prints the new mute state.

• version

  Show sessiond version.

James Reed jcrd@sessiond.org

Bugs and issues can be reported here: https://github.com/jcrd/sessiond/issues

Copyright 2019-2020 James Reed. sessiond is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.

systemctl(1), gdbus(1)