# slock - simple screen locker simple screen locker utility for X. ![slock](https://i.imgur.com/foiK0uRt.gif) ## 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). Afterwards enter the following command to build and install slock (if necessary as root): ```sh make clean install ``` ## Running slock Simply invoke the 'slock' command. To get out of it, enter your password.