Initiating Mac OS X Screensaver from CLI
The ScreenSaverEngine.app that is located in the  /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ directory can be used to invoke the screen saver on Mac OS X.  So to do so from the command line you would just use the following:
open /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app
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In: Mac OS X, Mass Deployment · Tagged with: Command line, command to, Mac OS X, Screen Saver, ScreenSaverEngine.app


