---
name: "upower"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "upower"
version: "1.91.5-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/upower"
---

# upower(1)

UPower command line tool

## NAME

upower - UPower command line tool

## SYNOPSIS

**upower** \[**--battery**\] \[**--dump**\] \[**--enumerate**\] \[**--monitor-detail**\] \[**--monitor**\] \[**--show-info**\] \[**--version**\] \[**--help**\]

## DESCRIPTION

*upower* is a simple command line client for the [**UPower**(7)](/UPower/7.md) daemon.

## OPTIONS

- **-b**, **--battery**

  Dump all parameters for battery devices.

- **-d**, **--dump**

  Dump all parameters for all devices.

- **-e**, **--enumerate**

  Enumerate the object paths of all devices on the system.

- **-m**, **--monitor**

  Connect to the UPower daemon and print a line every time a power source is added, removed or changed.

- **--monitor-detail**

  Like **--monitor** but prints the full details of the power source whenever an event happens.

- **-i**, **--show-info** *OBJECT\_PATH*

  Show information about the given device.

- **-v**, **--version**

  Print version information for the client and daemon.

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

  Show help options.

## AUTHOR

Written by David Zeuthen \<davidz@redhat.com\> with a lot of help from many others.

## BUGS

Please send bug reports to either the distribution or the DeviceKit mailing list, see **http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/devkit-devel** on how to subscribe.

## SEE ALSO

[**upowerd**(8)](/upowerd/8.md), [**UPower**(7)](/UPower/7.md),