1tlp(8)                         Power Management                         tlp(8)
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NAME

6       tlp - apply laptop power saving settings
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SYNOPSIS

9       tlp command [parameters] [-- <config> ... ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Apply  power saving settings manually and control ThinkPad battery fea‐
13       tures.
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COMMANDS

16       start  Initialize tlp and apply power saving settings according to  the
17              actual power source. Also use to apply a changed configuration.
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19       bat    Apply power saving settings for battery power source.
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21       true   Same as bat.
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23       ac     Apply power saving settings for AC power source.
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25       false  Same as ac.
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27       usb    Enable autosuspend for all USB devices, except blacklisted ones.
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29       bayoff Turn  off  optical drive in UltraBay/MediaBay.  The drive may be
30              re-enabled by pulling the eject lever or pushing the media eject
31              button on newer models.
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33       setcharge [START_CHARGE STOP_CHARGE] [BAT0|BAT1] (ThinkPads only)
34              Set charge thresholds of main (BAT0) or auxiliary (BAT1) battery
35              temporarily.  Values must be between 1 and  100,  STOP_CHARGE  >
36              START_CHARGE  + 3.  Configured thresholds are restored upon next
37              system  boot-up.  When  called  without  arguments,   configured
38              thresholds are set.
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40       fullcharge [BAT0|BAT1] (ThinkPads only)
41              Set charge thresholds of main (BAT0) or auxiliary (BAT1) battery
42              to factory presets (96/100) temporarily (causing a full charge).
43              Configured thresholds are restored upon next system boot-up.
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45       chargeonce [BAT0|BAT1] (ThinkPads only)
46              Charge  main  (BAT0)  or  auxiliary  (BAT1)  battery to the stop
47              charge threshold once (bypassing start  threshold).   Configured
48              thresholds are restored upon next system boot-up.
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50       discharge [BAT0|BAT1] (ThinkPads only)
51              Force complete discharge of main (BAT0) or auxiliary (BAT1) bat‐
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54       recalibrate [BAT0|BAT1] (ThinkPads only)
55              Battery recalibration: completely discharge main (BAT0) or  aux‐
56              iliary (BAT1) battery and recharge to 100%.
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58       stat   Same as tlp-stat.
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60       diskid Show disk ids for configuration.
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62       -- PARAM=value ...
63              Add parameters to temporarily overwrite the system configuration
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NOTES

67       For ThinkPads with more than one battery the selection  works  as  fol‐
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70              BAT0 - Main or internal battery
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72              BAT1 - Ultrabay, Slice or replaceable battery
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EXAMPLES

75       Apply thresholds of 70 / 90% to the main battery:
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77              tlp setcharge 70 90 BAT0
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79       Charge the auxiliary battery to full capacity:
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81              tlp fullcharge BAT1
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83       Recalibrate the main battery:
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85              tlp recalibrate BAT0
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FILES

88       /etc/default/tlp
89              System-wide  configuration file containing all power saving set‐
90              tings.
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EXIT STATUS

93       On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.
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SEE ALSO

96       tlp-stat(8), bluetooth(1), wifi(1), wwan(1).
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98       Project homepage: ⟨http://linrunner.de⟩
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AUTHOR

101       (c) 2018 Thomas Koch <linrunner at gmx.net>
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105TLP 1.2                           2019-03-03                            tlp(8)
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