---
name: "powerprofilesctl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "power-profiles-daemon"
version: "0.30-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/powerprofilesctl"
---

# powerprofilesctl(1)

Command line utility to control Power Profiles Daemon

## NAME

powerprofilesctl - Command line utility to control Power Profiles Daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**powerprofilesctl** \[-h\] {list,list-holds,list-actions,get,set,configure-action,configure-battery-aware,query-battery-aware,launch,version} ...

## POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

### powerprofilesctl list

List available power profiles

usage: powerprofilesctl list \[-h\]

### powerprofilesctl list-holds

List current power profile holds

usage: powerprofilesctl list-holds \[-h\]

### powerprofilesctl list-actions

List available power profile actions

usage: powerprofilesctl list-actions \[-h\]

### powerprofilesctl get

Print the currently active power profile

usage: powerprofilesctl get \[-h\]

### powerprofilesctl set

Set the currently active power profile

usage: powerprofilesctl set \[-h\] {}

arguments:

- **{}**

  Profile to use for set command

### powerprofilesctl configure-action

Configure the action to be taken for the profile

usage: powerprofilesctl configure-action \[-h\] \[--enable\] \[--disable\] action

arguments:

- **action**

  action to change for configure-action

options:

- **--enable**

  enable action

- **--disable**

  disable action

### powerprofilesctl configure-battery-aware

Turn on or off dynamic changes from battery level or power adapter

usage: powerprofilesctl configure-battery-aware \[-h\] \[--enable\] \[--disable\]

options:

- **--enable**

  enable battery aware

- **--disable**

  disable battery aware

### powerprofilesctl query-battery-aware

Query if dynamic changes from battery level or power adapter are enabled

usage: powerprofilesctl query-battery-aware \[-h\]

### powerprofilesctl launch

Launch a command while holding a power profile

usage: powerprofilesctl launch \[-h\] \[--profile PROFILE\] \[--reason REASON\]\
                                \[--appid APPID\]\
                                \[arguments ...\]

Launch the command while holding a power profile, either performance, or power-saver. By default, the profile hold is for the performance profile, but it might not be available on all systems. See the list command for a list of available profiles.

arguments:

- **arguments**

  Command to launch

options:

- **--profile** *PROFILE*, **-p** *PROFILE*

  Profile to use for launch command

- **--reason** *REASON*, **-r** *REASON*

  Reason to use for launch command

- **--appid** *APPID*, **-i** *APPID*

  AppId to use for launch command

### powerprofilesctl version

Print version information and exit

usage: powerprofilesctl version \[-h\]

## COMMENTS

Use “powerprofilesctl COMMAND --help” to get detailed help for individual commands

## AUTHOR

```
Bastien Nocera
```

```
Mario Limonciello
```

## DISTRIBUTION

The latest version of power-profiles-daemon may be downloaded from ⟨https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/upower/power\\-profiles\\-daemon⟩