XBACKLIGHT(1)

NAME
xbacklight - adjust backlight brightness using RandR extension

SYNOPSIS
xbacklight [-help] [-display display] [-get] [-set percent] [-inc percent] [-dec percent]

DESCRIPTION
Xbacklight is used to adjust the backlight brightness where supported. It finds all outputs on the X server supporting backlight brightness control and changes them all in the same way.

-get
    Print out the current backlight brightness of each output with such a control. The brightness is represented as a percentage of the maximum brightness supported.

-set percent
    Sets each backlight brightness to the specified level.

-inc percent
    Increases brightness by the specified amount.

-dec percent
    Decreases brightness by the specified amount.

-help
    Print out a summary of the usage and exit.

-time milliseconds
    Length of time to spend fading the backlight between old and new value. Default is 200.

-steps number
    Number of steps to take while fading. Default is 20.

SEE ALSO
Xrandr(3)

AUTHORS
Keith Packard, Open Source Technology Center, Intel Corporation.