acpi_listen(8) - Linux man page

Name

acpi_listen - ACPI event listener

Synopsis

acpi_listen [options]

Description

acpid is the sysem-wide ACPI event catcher. acpi_listen is a simple shell-friendly tool which connects to acpid and listens for events. When an event occurs, acpi_listen will print it on stdout.

Options

-c, --count events

Receive up to a maximum number of ACPI events, then exit.
-s, --socketfile filename
This option changes the name of the UNIX domain socket which acpid opens. Default is /var/run/acpid.socket.
-t, --time seconds
Listen for the specified time in seconds, before exiting.
-v, --version
Print version information and exit.
-h, --help
Show help and exit.

Files

/var/run/acpid.socket

Bugs

There are no known bugs. To file bug reports, see AUTHORS below.

See Also

regcomp(3), sh(1), socket(2), connect(2)

Authors

Tim Hockin <thockin@sun.com>
Luca Capello <luca@pca.it>