Linux Check Battery Status Command
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Iam new CentOS Linux user and using it on Dell laptop. How can I check check battery status using X terminal on CentOS or Debian/Ubuntu Linux?
You need to use any one of the following command to find out battery status information for Linux powered laptop.
| Tutorial details | |
|---|---|
| Difficulty level | Easy |
| Root privileges | No |
| Requirements | Linux |
| Est. reading time | 1 minutes |
Open the Terminal and type the following command:
acpiOR
acpi -i -bFig.01: Showing acpi battery status on Linux
Use the upower command to get battery status on Linux
On the latest version of Linux try the following command::
upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
Sample outputs:
Fig.02: Displaying battery info using upower
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Summing up
See the following man pages using the help command or man command:
man 1 acpi
man 1 upower
man 5 procIam new CentOS Linux user and using it on Dell laptop. How can I check check battery status using X terminal on CentOS or Debian/Ubuntu Linux? You need to use any one of the following command to find out battery status information for Linux powered laptop. Tutorial details Difficulty level…
Iam new CentOS Linux user and using it on Dell laptop. How can I check check battery status using X terminal on CentOS or Debian/Ubuntu Linux? You need to use any one of the following command to find out battery status information for Linux powered laptop. Tutorial details Difficulty level…