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Linux Gnome caffeinate shell script - Keep system awake / prevent sleep, like caffeinate on macOS
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#!/usr/bin/bash | |
# caffeinate: Keep system awake / prevent sleep, like caffeinate on macOS. | |
# for Gnome desktop | |
# USAGE: | |
# Place this script somewhere in $PATH and set executable. | |
# Run `caffeinate` from terminal. | |
# Hit Ctrl-C to stop. | |
# To timeout, run `timeout SECONDS caffeinate`, where SECONDS is # of seconds. | |
START=`date +%s` | |
POWER_SCHEMA=org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power | |
SLEEP_AC_KEY=sleep-inactive-ac-type | |
SLEEP_BATTERY_KEY=sleep-inactive-battery-type | |
SAVED_AC=$(gsettings get $POWER_SCHEMA $SLEEP_AC_KEY 2>/dev/null) | |
SAVED_BATTERY=$(gsettings get $POWER_SCHEMA $SLEEP_BATTERY_KEY 2>/dev/null) | |
gsettings set $POWER_SCHEMA $SLEEP_AC_KEY 'nothing' 2>/dev/null | |
gsettings set $POWER_SCHEMA $SLEEP_BATTERY_KEY 'nothing' 2>/dev/null | |
trap revert EXIT | |
revert() { | |
gsettings set $POWER_SCHEMA $SLEEP_AC_KEY $SAVED_AC 2>/dev/null | |
gsettings set $POWER_SCHEMA $SLEEP_BATTERY_KEY $SAVED_BATTERY 2>/dev/null | |
END=`date +%s` | |
RUNTIME=$((END-START)) | |
echo "" | |
echo "Caffeinated for $RUNTIME seconds" | |
exit | |
} | |
read -r -d '' _ </dev/tty |
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