---
name: "smbios-keyboard-ctl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsmbios"
version: "2.4.3-9"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/smbios-keyboard-ctl"
---

# smbios-keyboard-ctl(1)

../src/bin/smbios-keyboard-ctl

## NAME

smbios-keyboard-ctl - ../src/bin/smbios-keyboard-ctl

## SYNOPSIS

**smbios-keyboard-ctl**

## OPTIONS

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-i**, **--info**

  This will Display the Supported Features for Keyboard illumination

- **-g**, **--get-status**

  This will Display the current Status of Keyboard Illumination Settings

- **--set-mode**

  Option to set USER Selectable Keyboard Mode

- **--set-trigger**

  Option to set Trigger types for Keyboard Illumination

- **--set-timeout-battery**=*SET\_TIMEOUT\_BATTERY*

  Set Keyboard Illumination Timeout Value (battery)

- **--set-timeout-ac**=*SET\_TIMEOUT\_AC*

  Set Keyboard Illumination Timeout Value (ac)

- **--set-level**=*SET\_LEVEL*

  Set Keyboard Illumination Level

- **--als**=*ALS\_OPTION*

  Set/Get ALS (Ambient Light Sensor Status and Control Level)

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Display more verbose output.

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Minimize program output. Only errors and warnings are displayed.

- **--trace**

  Enable verbose function tracing.

- **--logconfig**=*LOGCONFIG*

  Specify alternate config log.

- **--security-key**=*SECURITY\_KEY*

  BIOS pre-calculated security key.

- **--password**=*PASSWORD*

  BIOS Setup password for set/activate operations.

- **-r**, **--rawpassword**

  Do not auto-convert password to scancodes.

- **--memory-dat**=*MEMORY\_DAT*

  Path to a memory dump file to use instead of real RAM

- **--cmos-dat**=*CMOS\_DAT*

  Path to a CMOS dump file to use instead of real CMOS

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **smbios-keyboard-ctl** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **smbios-keyboard-ctl** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info smbios-keyboard-ctl**

should give you access to the complete manual.