### systemsetup From the command line you can confirm the state of your sleep situation using the `-getsleep` argument to `systemsetup`. $ sudo systemsetup -getsleep Sleep: Computer sleeps Never Sleep: Display sleeps after 10 minutes Sleep: Disk sleeps after 10 minutes This setup was accomplished by setting the preferences under "Energy Saver" section of System Preferences like this: [![ss][1]][1] This shows that the display will be turned off after 10 minutes but the system itself will remain powered on. Pay special attention to the tabs in this dialog as well. The settings are different when on battery vs. the power adapter. **NOTE:** If we were to unset that checkbox so that the system won't be prevented from going to sleep along with the display the output form `systemsetup` changes to this: $ sudo systemsetup -getsleep Sleep: Computer sleeps after 10 minutes Sleep: Display sleeps after 10 minutes Sleep: Disk sleeps after 10 minutes You can see all the `get*` settings from `systemsetup` like this: $ sudo systemsetup -help|grep "get.*sleep" Usage: systemsetup -getsleep Usage: systemsetup -getcomputersleep Usage: systemsetup -getdisplaysleep Usage: systemsetup -getharddisksleep Usage: systemsetup -getallowpowerbuttontosleepcomputer You can also augment the settings from the CLI as well: $ sudo systemsetup -help | grep -- "-set.*sleep" Usage: systemsetup -setsleep <minutes> Usage: systemsetup -setcomputersleep <minutes> Usage: systemsetup -setdisplaysleep <minutes> Usage: systemsetup -setharddisksleep <minutes> Usage: systemsetup -setallowpowerbuttontosleepcomputer <on off> ### `pmset` Additionally there's another tool you can use to get/set timings related to the various "sleep" aspects of your system. $ pmset -g System-wide power settings: DestroyFVKeyOnStandby 0 Currently in use: standby 1 standbydelaylow 10800 womp 1 halfdim 1 hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage proximitywake 1 powernap 1 gpuswitch 2 networkoversleep 0 disksleep 10 standbydelayhigh 86400 sleep 0 hibernatemode 3 ttyskeepawake 1 displaysleep 10 tcpkeepalive 1 highstandbythreshold 50 acwake 0 lidwake 1 [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/5Lo2T.png