acpi (1) - Linux Manuals

NAME

acpi - Shows battery status and other ACPI information

SYNOPSIS

acpi [options]

DESCRIPTION

acpi Shows information from the /proc or the /sys filesystem, such as battery status or thermal information.

OPTIONS

-b | --battery
show battery information
-a | --ac-adapter
show ac adapter information
-t | --thermal
show thermal information
-c | --cooling
show cooling device information
-V | --everything
show every device, overrides above options
-s | --show-empty
show non-operational devices
-i | --details
show additional details if available:
* battery capacity information
* temperature trip points
-f | --fahrenheit
use fahrenheit as the temperature unit instead of default celsius
-k | --kelvin
use kelvin as the temperature unit instead of default celsius
-p | --proc
use the old /proc interface, default is the new /sys one
-d | --directory <dir>
path to ACPI info (either /proc/acpi or /sys/class)
-h | --help
display help and exit
-v | --version
output version information and exit

AUTHOR

The original version of this manual page was written by Paul Telford <pxt [at] debian.org> for the Debian system. Newer additions were done my Michael Meskes <meskes [at] debian.org>. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU GPL.