# betterlockscreen > Simple, minimal lock screen. > More information: . - Lock the screen: `betterlockscreen {{[-l|--lock]}}` - Change the lock screen background: `betterlockscreen {{[-u|--update]}} {{path/to/image.png}}` - Lock the screen, showing some custom text: `betterlockscreen {{[-l|--lock]}} pixel --text "{{custom lock screen text}}"` - Lock the screen, with a custom monitor off timeout in seconds: `betterlockscreen --off {{5}} {{[-l|--lock]}}`