upower
Query system power and battery information
TLDR
Display power information
$ upower -d
List power devices$ upower -e
Monitor power changes$ upower -m
Monitor with detail$ upower --monitor-detail
Display version$ upower -v
SYNOPSIS
upower [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
upower is a system utility that provides power and battery information and statistics. It interfaces with the UPower daemon to report battery levels, power source status, and other power-related information.The tool is commonly used to monitor laptop battery status and power management events.
PARAMETERS
-d, --dump
Display all power and battery information-e, --enumerate
List all power devices-m, --monitor
Watch for power status changes--monitor-detail
Watch with detailed output-i DEVICE
Show information about specific device-v, --version
Display version information
INSTALL
sudo apt install upower
sudo dnf install upower
sudo pacman -S upower
sudo apk add upower
sudo zypper install upower
nix profile install nixpkgs#upower
CAVEATS
Requires UPower daemon running. Available information depends on hardware support. Some features require DBus.