---
name: "pommed"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pommed"
version: "1.39~dfsg-5.2+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pommed"
---

# pommed(1)

Apple laptops hotkeys event handler

## NAME

pommed - Apple laptops hotkeys event handler

## SYNOPSIS

**pommed** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **pommed** daemon.

**pommed** is a daemon handling the hotkeys found on the Apple laptops, like the MacBook Pro, MacBook and PowerBook laptops. These hotkeys control, through **pommed**, the LCD backlight level, the audio volume, the keyboard backlight level (only on the MacBook Pro and the latest PowerBook) and the CD/DVD drive ejection. Additionally, **pommed** monitors the ambient light sensors found on the MacBook Pro and the latest PowerBook to automatically light up the keyboard backlight when the ambient light level gets too low.

**pommed** can optionally support the Apple Remote Control, too (this option is disabled by default and only available for the MacBook Pro and MacBook).

## OPTIONS

**pommed** accepts the following command-line options.

- **-v**

  Print version information.

- **-f**

  Run in the foreground, printing log messages to stdout.

- **-d**

  Run in the foreground, printing log messages to stdout and debug messages to stderr.

## FILES

- **/etc/pommed.conf**

  The configuration file for **pommed**. See the comments in the file for the structure of the file and the available options.

## AUTHOR

**pommed** was written by Julien BLACHE \<jb@jblache.org\>.