---
name: "apm_available"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "powermgmt-base"
version: "1.34"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/apm_available"
---

# apm\_available(1)

test whether APM subsystem is available

## NAME

apm\_available - test whether APM subsystem is available

## SYNOPSIS

**apm\_available**

## DESCRIPTION

**apm\_available** checks whether the APM ("Advanced Power Management") subsystem is available, as evidenced by the presence of the /proc/apm file.

## OPTIONS

None.

## EXIT STATUS

```
0 (true)  	APM subsystem is available
1 (false) 	APM subsystem is not available
2			usage error (arguments supplied)
```

## FILES

```
/proc/apm         APM status information file
```

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Thomas Hood \<jdthood@yahoo.co.uk\>.