ON_AC_POWER

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 9 March 2002
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NAME

on_ac_power - test whether computer is running on AC power  

SYNOPSIS

on_ac_power  

DESCRIPTION

on_ac_power checks whether the system is running on AC power (i.e., mains power) as opposed to battery power.  

OPTIONS

None.  

EXIT STATUS



0 (true)        System is on mains power

1 (false)       System is not on mains power

255 (false)     Power status could not be determined
 

FILES





/proc/apm         APM status information file



/proc/acpi        ACPI status information directory
 

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Steve Dodd <steved@loth.demon.co.uk> and was updated by Thomas Hood.

 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
EXIT STATUS
FILES
AUTHOR
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