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{{Infobox_Software|
 name = xwrits
|operating_system = [[Linux]], [[Unix]]
|genre = [[Health]]
|license = [[GPL]][http://directory.fsf.org/hobbies/health/]
|website = [http://www.lcdf.org/xwrits/ www.lcdf.org/xwrits]
}}

'''xwrits''' is a [[Linux]] [[software application]] which reminds computer users to take wrist breaks. This helps prevent them from developing or aggravating [[occupational disease]]s such as [[carpal tunnel syndrome]] and [[repetitive strain injury|repetitive strain injuries]].  The software periodically locks the [[X Window System]] while a brightly-colored hand, alternately clenching and stretching as if in [[pain]], is displayed to remind the user to take a [[coffee break|break]].

Here is an example of the use of xwrits:

    xwrits breaktime=0:'''20''' typetime='''5''' +'''lock'''

This starts xwrits and sets it to remind the user to take a '''20'''-second break every '''5''' minutes. Instead of just reminding the user to take a break, it '''lock'''s the screen so that the user cannot use the keyboard or mouse until 20 seconds have elapsed.

== See also ==

* [[Workrave]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.lcdf.org/xwrits xwrits website]
* [http://www.lcdf.org/xwrits/man.html xwrits manual page]

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[[Category:Health software]]
[[Category:Open source software]]
[[Category:Overuse injuries]]
[[Category:Occupational diseases]]