HiveBrain v1.2.0
Get Started
← Back to all entries
snippetbashTip

powertop — Optimize battery power usage. More information: <https://github.com/fenrus75/powertop>.

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages··
0
Viewed 0 times
usagecommandbatteryoptimizepowertopclimorepower
linux

Problem

How to use the powertop command: Optimize battery power usage. More information: <https://github.com/fenrus75/powertop>.

Solution

powertop — Optimize battery power usage. More information: <https://github.com/fenrus75/powertop>.

Calibrate power usage measurements:
sudo powertop --calibrate


Generate HTML power usage report in the current directory:
sudo powertop --html={{power_report.html}}


Tune to optimal settings:
sudo powertop --auto-tune


Generate a report for a specified number of seconds (instead of 20 by default):
sudo powertop --time={{5}}

Code Snippets

Calibrate power usage measurements

sudo powertop --calibrate

Generate HTML power usage report in the current directory

sudo powertop --html={{power_report.html}}

Tune to optimal settings

sudo powertop --auto-tune

Generate a report for a specified number of seconds (instead of 20 by default)

sudo powertop --time={{5}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/powertop

Revisions (0)

No revisions yet.