caffeinate
Prevent the system from sleeping
TLDR
Prevent the desktop from sleeping
$ caffeinate
SYNOPSIS
caffeinate
DESCRIPTION
caffeinate prevents the desktop from entering sleep or idle state. It inhibits screen savers, suspend, and other power-saving features while running.
Press Ctrl+C to exit and restore normal power management behavior.
CAVEATS
Only prevents sleep while the command is running. May consume more power on battery-powered devices. Different implementations exist on Linux and macOS with varying options.
SEE ALSO
caffeine(1), xset(1), systemd-inhibit(1)