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APM
Section: (1)
Updated: January 2004
Index NAME
apm - interface with the APM subsystem
SYNOPSIS
apm [ -VvmMsSdin ] DESCRIPTION
This command requires the Advanced Power Management subsystem.If run without arguments it reads
/proc/apmand presents the output in a human-readable format.Given a
-Sor
-soption it requests that the machine be put into the APM standbyor the APM suspend state, respectively.For a brief description of these states, see
apmd(8).
OPTIONS
- -V, --version
- Print the version of the program and exit.
- -v, --verbose
- Also print version information for the APM subsystem.The APM subsystem consists of power-management hardware,firmware usually referred to as the APM BIOSand a driver in the operating system kernel.
- -m, --minutes
- Print the time remaining as a number of minutes.The default is to print the time remaining in "hours:minutes" format.
- -M, --monitor
- Continuously monitor and update the status information.Assumes that the standard output is a terminal.
- -S, --standby
- Request that the machine be put into the APM standby state.
- -s, --suspend
- Request that the machine be put into the APM suspend state.
- -d, --debug
- Print APM status information in a format more useful for debugging.Implies -v.
FILES
/proc/apm AUTHOR
This program was written by Rik Faith (faithAATTcs.unc.edu) and may be freelydistributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. There isABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY for this program. The current maintainer is AveryPennarun (apenwarrAATTworldvisions.ca).
SEE ALSO
xapm(1),
apmd(8).
Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- OPTIONS
- FILES
- AUTHOR
- SEE ALSO
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