ACPI command in Linux with examples

acpi command is used to display the battery status and other ACPI information. It displays the information from the /proc or the /sys filesystem, such as battery status or thermal information.

Syntax:

acpi [options]  

Options

-b | –battery : It displays the battery information.

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-a | –ac-adapter : It displays the ac adapter information.

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-t | –thermal : It shows the thermal information.

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-c | –cooling : It displays the cooling device information.

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-V | –everything : It is used to show every device, overrides above options.

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-s | –show-empty : It displays the non-operational devices.

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-i | –details : It displays the additional details if available.

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-f | –fahrenheit : It uses fahrenheit as the temperature unit instead of default celsius.

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-k | –kelvin : It uses kelvin as the temperature unit instead of default celsius.

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-p | –proc : It uses the old /proc interface, default is the new /sys one.

-d | –directory : It uses the path to ACPI info (either /proc/acpi or /sys/class)/

-h | –help : It display help and exit.

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-v | –version : It shows the output version information and exit.

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