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jt1122

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Registered: 2021-03-26

Posts: 245

Run a script when screen gets unlocked

Hi,

I'm using iwlock  as the screenlock app.

Is there a way to check when the screen gets unlocked & then run a bash script?.

Thanks

KBar

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Registered: 2021-11-05

Posts: 689

Re: Run a script when screen gets unlocked

This is not really an Xfce-related question, as iwlock is not part of it. However, if it's implemented as a D-Bus service, then you can monitor its bus name from your script with gdbus monitor and act upon emitted signals. I'd recommend contacting the developers or referring to its documentation. If your package management is APT,

dpkg --listfiles PACKAGE_NAME

should help you determine whether it installs a D-Bus service file in /usr/share/dbus-1.

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jt1122

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Registered: 2021-03-26

Posts: 245

Re: Run a script when screen gets unlocked

Thanks.