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cpupower: Set all CPUs to a power-saving frequency governor.
$ sudo cpupower --cpu ${all} frequency-set --governor ${powersave}
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This command is using the "cpupower" utility with the "sudo" command to execute it with root privileges.

The purpose of the command is to set the CPU frequency governor to "powersave" for all CPU cores.

Here is a breakdown of the command:

  • "sudo": It is used to run the subsequent command with administrative/root privileges.
  • "cpupower": It is a command-line utility on Linux systems used to manage CPU frequency and power settings.
  • "--cpu ${all}": This option specifies that the command should be applied to all CPU cores.
  • "frequency-set": This subcommand is used to modify the CPU frequency settings.
  • "--governor ${powersave}": This option is used to set the CPU frequency governor to "powersave", which instructs the CPU to use a conservative power-saving strategy.

So, this command with the given options and arguments will change the CPU frequency governor to "powersave" for all CPU cores using the "cpupower" utility with root privileges.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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