MATE-CPUFREQ-SELECTOR(1)

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💖 MATE-CPUFREQ-SELECTOR 💖

okay bestie, so this is the manual page for mate-cpufreq-selector, from the General Commands Manual section. yes it's a whole manual page. yes it's a whole vibe. let's get into it 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

mate-cpufreq-selector — a generic command line tool to change the cpu frequency.

like, it literally just changes your CPU's frequency. that's the whole gig. iconic behavior honestly 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

mate-cpufreq-selector [OPTIONS]

that's it. that's the whole thing. she's simple, she's efficient, she's not doing too much 🎀

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

So here's the tea ☕ — this tool is a part of the CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor Applet for the MATE Panel. and yeah, it can be called from the command line when installed, which is lowkey the best way to do it if you ask me.

mate-cpufreq-selector is used to adjust the CPU Frequency settings if the system supports scaling. note the "if", bestie — no scaling support, no slay. that's just the rules 🙈

This manual page briefly documents the mate-cpufreq-selector command. brief and beautiful, like a good text back 💌

🔥 OPTIONS 🔥

okay this is the good part. every single flag, no skips, no skimming, periodt 👑

  • -c NUMBER, --cpu=NUMBER — Specify the CPU Number to adjust settings for. If no CPU is specified, CPU0 is assumed. so if you're out here not specifying a CPU, girl, you're getting CPU0. that's just where she lives 💅
  • -g GOVERNOR, --governor=GOVERNOR — Specify a valid CPU Governor to use. (ie. conservative, ondemand, performance, powersave). the four girlies. pick your fighter 🫶
  • -f FREQ, --frequency=FREQ — Specify a CPU Frequency to set in KHz. kHz!! not MHz, not GHz. keep that in mind or you're gonna have a bad time 😭
  • -?, -h, --help — Print standard command line options. the classic. the emergency exit. when in doubt, ask for help, it's giving self-care ✨

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

real ones know examples are the whole point of a man page. here we go:

mate-cpufreq-selector --cpu=1 -g powersave

Set scaling Governor "Powersave" on CPU1 👑

mate-cpufreq-selector -f 1200000

Set max CPU Frequency to 1200000KHz (1.2GHz) on CPU0 🔥

see how she did that? CPU1 got the powersave treatment, and CPU0 got boosted to 1.2GHz. chef's kiss. no notes. 🍓

💀 BUGS 💀

Should you encounter any bugs, they may be reported at:

http://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-applets/issues

not me telling you where to snitch on the bugs 😭 but fr fr, if something's broken, that's the spot. click it, type it, report it, be the main character 🌟

👑 AUTHORS 👑

This Man Page has been written for the MATE Desktop Environment by:

Adam Erdman <hekel@archlinux.info> (2014)

thank you Adam, you absolute legend, we appreciate you 🫶✨

🦋 HISTORY 🦋

cpufreq-selector was originally written for gnome-applets by:

Carlos García Campos <carlosgc@gnome.org> (2004)

the origin story!! 2004 era, gnome-applets era, a true pioneer. we love a legacy 💜

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

Further information may also be available at:

http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/docs

go read, bestie, the wiki is right there and it's free 📚

⚠️ quick vibe check: this whole page is part of the MATE Desktop Environment, dated 18 April 2014, and it's version MATE-CPUFREQ-SELECTOR(1). remember it, love it, cite it in your group chat 💖

okay that's the page!! go forth and scale those frequencies responsibly, my little CPU whisperer 🌸💅✨

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