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README

slock - simple screen locker
============================
simple screen locker utility for X. 

Includes patch for using image file as the background.


Requirements
------------
In order to build slock you need the Xlib header files.


Installation
------------
Edit config.mk to match your local setup (slock is installed into
the /usr/local namespace by default).

Apply the background image patch:

    patch -N < slock-image.patch

Afterwards enter the following command to build and install slock
(if necessary as root):

    make clean install


Running slock
-------------
Simply invoke the 'slock' command. To get out of it, enter your password.