acpi_listen

NAME

acpi_listen − ACPI event listener

SYNOPSIS

acpi_listen[options]

DESCRIPTION

acpidis the system-wide ACPI event catcher.acpi_listenis a simple shell-friendly tool which connects toacpid and listens for events. Whenan event occurs, acpi_listen will print it on stdout.

OPTIONS

−c,−-countevents

Receive uptoamaximum number of ACPI events, then exit.

−s,−-socketfilefilename

This option changes the name of the UNIX domain socket whichacpidopens. Default is/var/run/acpid.socket.−t,−-timeseconds

Listen for the specified time in seconds, before exiting.−v,−-version

Print version information and exit.−h,−-help

Showhelp and exit.

FILES

/var/run/acpid.socket

BUGS

There are no known bugs. Tofile bug reports, seeAUTHORSbelow.

SEE ALSO

regcomp(3), sh(1), socket(2), connect(2)

AUTHORS

TimHockin Luca Capello

Nov2003 1