---
name: "tpctlir"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "tpctl"
version: "0.8.1-5"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tpctlir"
---

# tpctlir(8)

turns the infra-red port on and off for certain ThinkPads

## NAME

tpctlir - turns the infra-red port on and off for certain ThinkPads

## SYNOPSIS

**tpctlir** \[ *0*\|*1* \]

## DESCRIPTION

Turns the infra-red port on and off for ThinkPads with Programmable Option Select registers: e.g. the 760 and 765.

## OPTIONS

- **0**

  turn the port off

- **1**

  turn the port on

## SEE ALSO

[**tpctl**(1)](/tpctl/1.md)

## NOTES

Later models such as the ThinkPad 600 do not seem to have POS registers.

## AUTHOR

Nathan Hand