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.\" Copyright (c) 2020 Emmanuel Vadot <manu@freebsd.org>
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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2021-03-03 08:00:42 +00:00
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.Dd March 03, 2021
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.Dt BACKLIGHT 8
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm backlight
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.Nd configure backlight hardware
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl f Ar device
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.Op Fl i
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.Op Fl q
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.Op Ar value
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.Nm
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.Op Fl f Ar device
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.Cm incr Ns | Ns Cm +
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.Op Ar value
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.Nm
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.Op Fl f Ar device
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.Cm decr Ns | Ns Cm -
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.Op Ar value
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility can be used to configure brightness levels for registered backlights.
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.Pp
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Called without any arguments it will print the current brightness level
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of the first registered backlight.
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.Pp
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The options are as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width "-f device"
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.It Fl f Ar device
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Device to operate on.
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If not specified,
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.Pa /dev/backlight/backlight0
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is used.
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If an unqualified name is provided,
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.Pa /dev/backlight
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is automatically prepended.
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.It Fl i
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Query information about the backlight (name, type).
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.It Fl q
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When querying the brightness level only print the value.
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.It Ar value
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Set the brightness level to this value, must be between 0 and 100.
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A trailing
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.Dq %
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is valid.
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.It Cm incr Ns | Ns Cm + Op Ar value
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Decrement the backlight level.
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If no value is specified a default of 10 percent is used.
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.It Cm decr Ns | Ns Cm - Op Ar value
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Increment the backlight level.
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If no value is specified a default of 10 percent is used.
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.El
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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Show the current brightness level
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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backlight -f /dev/backlight/backlight0
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.Ed
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr backlight 9
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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utility appeared in
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.Fx 13.0 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An -nosplit
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The
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.Nm
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utility and this manual page were written by
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.An Emmanuel Vadot Aq Mt manu@FreeBSD.org .
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