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-rw-r--r--misc-utils/setterm.16
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/misc-utils/setterm.1 b/misc-utils/setterm.1
index ec4b6a885..ed05dc19d 100644
--- a/misc-utils/setterm.1
+++ b/misc-utils/setterm.1
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ every specified number of positions. Without an argument, defaults to 8.
.TP
.BR \-blank " [0-60|force|poke] (virtual consoles only)"
Sets the interval of inactivity, in minutes, after which the screen will be
-automatically blanked (using APM if available). Without an argument,
-defaults to 0 (disable console blanking).
+automatically blanked (using APM if available). Without an argument, gets the
+blank status (returns which vt was blanked or zero for unblanked vt).
The
.B force
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ option keeps screen blank even if a key is pressed.
The
.B poke
-option returns which vt was blanked.
+option unblank the screen.
.TP
.BR \-dump " [1-NR_CONS]"
Writes a snapshot of the given virtual console (with attributes) to the file