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@@ -1 +1,57 @@ -Convenient method for adjusting the backlight on your portable computer. +NAME + adjbacklight - Convenient method for adjusting the backlight on your portable computer + +SYNOPSIS + adjbacklight (-c | -w | [-g | -s LEVEL | LEVEL] [-a | DEVICE...]) + +DESCRIPTION + adjbacklight can be used to fetch or set the backlight + non-interactively. If these feature is not used, it starts + a interactive user interface in the terminal. + + adjbacklight installs with the set-uid bit set, to enable any user + to change the backlight on the computer. + + adjbacklight was originally designed for small netbooks that + are not running X. However, it is still suitable for desktop + computers and can be used inside X. In fact it seems to work + for all machines with backlight, which is not true for + xbacklight(1). adjbacklight uses /sys/class/backlight. + adjbacklight as been retrofitted to be convenient for use + inside X on desktop computers, with commands that lets it + be used non-interactively with hotkeys set up in xbindkeys(1). + +OPTIONS + -c + --copyright + --copying Display copyright information. + + -w + --warranty Display warranty disclaimer. + + -a + --all Run for all devices, including ACPI devices. + + -g + --get Get average brightness on devices. + + -s + --set LEVEL[%] Set brightness on devices. + + +LEVEL Increase brightness on devices by actual value. + -LEVEL Decrease brightness on devices by actual value. + =LEVEL Set brightness on devices by actual value. + + +LEVEL% Increase brightness on devices by percentage. + -LEVEL% Decrease brightness on devices by percentage. + =LEVEL% Set brightness on devices by percentage. + + +LEVEL%% Increase brightness on devices by relative percentage. + -LEVEL%% Decrease brightness on devices by relative percentage. + =LEVEL%% Set brightness on devices by relative percentage. + +SEE ALSO + xbindkeys(1), xbacklight(1), sys_class_backlight(5) + + Full documentation available locally via: info '(adjbacklight)' + |