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acpi_listen – ACPI event listener

Synopsis

acpi_listen [options]

Description

acpid is the system-wide ACPI event catcher. acpi_listen is a simple shell-friendly tool which connects to acpid and listens for events. When an event occurs, acpi_listen will print it on stdout.

Options

-c, –count events: Receive up to a maximum number of ACPI events, then exit.
-s, –socketfile filename: This option changes the name of the UNIX domain socket which acpid opens. Default is /var/run/acpid.socket.
-t, –time seconds: Listen for the specified time in seconds, before exiting.
-v, –version: Print version information and exit.
-h, –help: Show help and exit.

Files

/var/run/acpid.socket

Bugs

There are no known bugs. To file bug reports, see AUTHORS below.

Authors

Ted Felix (www.tedfelix.com)
Tim Hockin <thockin [at] hockin.org>
Luca Capello <luca [at] pca.it>

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