---
name: "guess"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "nvram-wakeup"
version: "1.1-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/guess"
---

# guess(8)

Tries to guess the configuration by comparing four dumps of the NVRAM.

## NAME

guess - Tries  to  guess  the configuration by comparing four dumps of the NVRAM.

## SYNOPSIS

**guess**

## DESCRIPTION

**guess** tries to figure out the position of the wakeup time settings in the NVRAM. Just run guess from within the directory, where the four NVRAM dumps at stored as "31.23.59.59+", "11.12.13.14+", "01.00.00.00+" and "01.00.00.00-". The file names denote the wakeup time, you have to set manually, before dumping the NVRAM:

**\<DD\>**.**\<HH\>**.**\<MM\>**.**\<SS\>****\<status\>**

**\<DD\>** = Day of month

**\<HH\>** = Hour

**\<MM\>** = Minute

**\<SS\>** = Second

**\<status\>** = wakeup enabled (**+**) or disabled (**-**)

## SEE ALSO

[**nvram-wakeup**(8)](/nvram-wakeup/8.md), [**guess-helper**(8)](/guess-helper/8.md), **README.mb**

## HOMEPAGE

http://sf.net/projects/nvram-wakeup/

## AUTHOR

Written by  Sergei Haller \<Sergei.Haller@math.uni-giessen.de\>.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs at the bug tracking system (see HOMEPAGE) or on the mailing list **nvram-wakeup-devel@lists.sourceforge.net**

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001-2004 Sergei Haller.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA