---
name: "lspower"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "powermgmt-base"
version: "1.38"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lspower"
---

# lspower(1)

enumerate power sources

## NAME

lspower - enumerate power sources

## SYNOPSIS

**lspower**

## DESCRIPTION

This program displays power sources available on this machine, and their status.

The status is given as an icon:

- **✗**

  a power source that's not present or somehow disabled

- **✓**

  a power source that's not an (apparent) battery, that is working ok

- **+**

  a battery that's currently charging

- **•**

  a battery that's full or otherwise not charging

- **-**

  a battery that's giving off its stored power

If the charge level is known, it is displayed as well.  So are abnormal conditions such as overheating.

## CAVEATS

The output is meant only for human consumption, and is not supposed to be screen-scraped.  For a program, it's much easier to read data from the kernel directly (*/sys/class/power\_supply/\**).