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Miscellaneous Console Tricks

  1. Emergency Reboot - SysRQ Key
  2. Disable the Console Screen Saver

Emergency Reboot - SysRQ Key

In an emergency, you may be able to shutdown your Linux cleanly and reboot by holding down Alt+PrintScreen (SysRq) and typing, in succession, R, E, I, S, U and B. For an explanation, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key

Disable the Console Screen Saver

setterm -blank 0 -powersave off -powerdown 0


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