NAME¶

acpi_listen - ACPI event listener

SYNOPSIS¶

acpi_listen [options]

DESCRIPTION¶

acpid is the system-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@hockin.org>
Luca Capello <luca@pca.it>