XFPM-POWER-BACKLIGHT-HELPER(8)

✨ NAME ✨

okay bestie, gather round — xfpm-power-backlight-helper is literally here to control the brightness from the command line. that's it, that's the job. no GUI, no vibes-based slider, just you, your terminal, and your screen's glow. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

🎀 Usage:

xfpm-power-backlight-helper [OPTION...]

so yeah, you just run it with whatever option you need. it's giving XFCE Power Manager Backlight Helper — like, it's the little backstage helper that does the actual brightness work for XFCE Power Manager. main character energy but behind the scenes, yk? 🫶

💖 OPTIONS 💖

🦋 Help Options:

• -h, --help — show help options. the classic "wait what do i do" button, no cap. if you ever forget how this works, this one's got you. ⭐

🍓 Application Options:

• --set-brightness — set the current brightness. you tell it how bright, it makes it happen. 🔥
• --get-brightness — get the current brightness. reads out whatever your screen's brightness is at rn. 🔍
• --get-max-brightness — get the number of brightness levels supported. so basically "how many notches does this thing even have?" and it tells you the max. 👑

ngl, these three are the whole personality of this program and honestly? iconic. short, sweet, does exactly what it says. periodt.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• xfce4-power-manager(7) — go say hi, it's the whole reason this helper exists 💜

this program is a part of xfce4-power-manager. so like, it's not out here alone, it's got a family. 🧚

k that's the whole thing bestie!! this lil page is from August 2013, it's the XFPM-POWER-BACKLIGHT-HELPER(8) manual (user commands section, iykyk), and it ships with xfce4-power-manager. now go adjust your brightness responsibly 💖✨🎀