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so we already know that setterm -blank 10 in /etc/kbd/ will blank console after 10 minutes.

I'm off site. So how do I setterm the remote pi running raspbian? Also I can't just reboot the machine just because I feel like it.

If I understand the question correctly: TERM=linux is to convince setterm that it is on a Linux console, otherwise it will refuse to output Linux-specific codes. >/dev/tty0 directs the output to the currently active virtual console. The convoluted sudo syntax is because otherwise the redirection would be attempted before the privileges were escalated.

You understand perfectly well. You=genius. Thank you. It works.