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Control intel brightness with commands
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#!/usr/bin/env bash | |
current=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness) | |
max=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/max_brightness) | |
wanted=$1 | |
stepsize=30 | |
function usage() { | |
echo "Usage:" | |
echo "Make it higher: brightness higher" | |
echo "Make it lower: brightness lower" | |
echo "Make it max: brightness max" | |
echo "Make it min: brightness min" | |
echo "Make it *: brightness *" | |
} | |
if [ -z "$wanted" ]; then | |
usage | |
else | |
if [ $wanted = 'max' ]; then | |
echo $max | sudo tee /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness > /dev/null | |
elif [ $wanted = 'min' ]; then | |
echo '10' | sudo tee /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness > /dev/null | |
elif [ $wanted = 'lower' ]; then | |
if [ `expr $current - $stepsize` -lt $stepsize ]; then | |
echo '10' | sudo tee /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness > /dev/null | |
else | |
echo `expr $current - $stepsize` | sudo tee /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness > /dev/null | |
fi | |
elif [ $wanted = 'higher' ]; then | |
if [ `expr $current + $stepsize` -gt $max ]; then | |
echo $max | sudo tee /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness > /dev/null | |
else | |
echo `expr $current + $stepsize` | sudo tee /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness > /dev/null | |
fi | |
else | |
if [ $wanted -eq $wanted 2>/dev/null ]; then | |
if [ $wanted -lt 10 ]; then | |
echo "That's too low. Use a value between 10 and $max" | |
else | |
echo $wanted | sudo tee /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness > /dev/null | |
fi | |
else | |
usage | |
fi | |
fi | |
fi |
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