Reference

acpi(1)

Shows battery status and other ACPI information

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

-r | --remaining-time

show remaining time of (dis)charge

-e | --end-time

show end time of (dis)charge

-F | --format-time

chose the format for the end time of (dis)charge, using the syntax of strftime(3)

-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 <[email protected]> for the Debian system. Newer additions were done by Michael Meskes <[email protected]>. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU GPL.

History

--cooling since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); --details since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); --end-time since Debian 13 (Trixie); --format-time since Debian 13 (Trixie); --proc since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); --remaining-time since Debian 13 (Trixie); -F since Debian 13 (Trixie); -e since Debian 13 (Trixie); -i since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); -p since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); -r since Debian 13 (Trixie).

--celcius until Debian 4.0 (Etch); --hide-empty until Debian 5.0 (Lenny); --without-ac-adapter until Debian 5.0 (Lenny); --without-battery until Debian 5.0 (Lenny); --without-cooling until Debian 5.0 (Lenny); --without-thermal until Debian 5.0 (Lenny); -A until Debian 5.0 (Lenny); -B until Debian 5.0 (Lenny); -C until Debian 5.0 (Lenny); -S until Debian 5.0 (Lenny); -T until Debian 5.0 (Lenny).