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 |
Howto check battery status under Linux?
Open the Terminal and type the following command:acpi
ORacpi -i -b
Fig.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 proc