blight1
Hassle-free cli backlight utility for linux
Usage
blight [options]
command
[value]
Overview
This manual page documents the blight program.
blight is a hassle-free CLI utility to manage backlight on Linux; one that plays well with hybrid GPU configuration and proprietary drivers.
Flags
- -s, --sweep
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Lets you increase brightness gradually, resulting in a smooth change. Can only be used with the inc and dec commands.
- -d, --device <name>
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Lets you specify a backlight device target other than the default one. Can only be used with the inc, dec, set, save and status commands.
Commands
inc<value> [-s | --sweep] [-d | --device <name>]-
Increase brightness by the given value.
dec<value> [-s | --sweep] [-d | --device <name>]-
Decrease brightness by the given value.
set<value> [-d | --device <name>]-
Set brightness to the given value.
save[-d | --device <name>]-
Save current brightness value to restore later.
restore-
Restore saved brightness value.
setup-
Install udev rules and add user to video group (run with sudo).
status[-d | --device <name>]-
Show backlight device status.
list-
List all backlight devices.
help-
Display help.