Linux "acpi_listen" Command Line Options and Examples

ACPI event listener

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.

Usage:

acpi_listen [options]

Command Line Options:

-c

Receive up to a maximum number of ACPI events, then exit.


                            acpi_listen -c ...

-s

This option changes the name of the UNIX domain socket which acpid opens. Default is /var/run/acpid.socket.


                            acpi_listen -s ...

-t

Listen for the specified time in seconds, before exiting.


                            acpi_listen -t ...

-v

Print version information and exit.


                            acpi_listen -v ...

-h

Show help and exit.FILES/var/run/acpid.socketBUGSThere are no known bugs. To file bug reports, see AUTHORS below.


                            acpi_listen -h ...