screen_blackout.sh

screen_blackout.sh

#!/bin/bash

STATUS_FILE="$HOME/.screenstatus"

# If file doesn't exist, create it with 0
if [ ! -f "$STATUS_FILE" ]; then
    echo 0 > "$STATUS_FILE"
fi


# Read current status
status=$(cat "$STATUS_FILE")

# Get all connected displays
displays=$(xrandr --verbose | grep " connected" | cut -d" " -f1)

if [ "$status" -eq 0 ]; then
    # Set brightness to 0
    for display in $displays; do
        xrandr --output "$display" --brightness 0
    done
    echo 1 > "$STATUS_FILE"
else
    # Set brightness to 1
    for display in $displays; do
        xrandr --output "$display" --brightness 1
    done
    echo 0 > "$STATUS_FILE"
fi