brightnessctl

linux

Utility for reading and controlling device brightness for Linux operating systems.

Options (4)

-l, --listboolean

List devices with changeable brightness

Example: brightnessctl {{[-l|--list]}}

boolean

Print the current brightness of the default device

Example: brightnessctl {{[g|get]}}

-d, --deviceboolean

Print the current brightness of a specific device (can be a wildcard)

Example: brightnessctl {{[g|get]}} {{[-d|--device]}} '{{device_name}}'

boolean

Set the brightness to a specified percentage

Example: brightnessctl {{[s|set]}} {{50}}%

List devices with changeable brightness

brightnessctl [-l|--list]

Print the current brightness of the default device

brightnessctl [g|get]

Print the current brightness of a specific device (can be a wildcard)

brightnessctl [g|get] [-d|--device] 'device_name'

Set the brightness to a specified percentage

brightnessctl [s|set] 50%

Increase brightness by a specified percentage

brightnessctl [s|set] +10%

Decrease brightness by a specified percentage

brightnessctl [s|set] 10%-