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powertop:tldr:fa19b
This command is written in the Linux terminal and has the following components:
-
sudo
: It is a command that stands for "Super User Do" and allows a user with administrative privileges to execute a command as another user, typically the root user. In this case, it is used to grant elevated privileges to thepowertop
command. -
powertop
: It is a command-line utility for Linux that provides insights and information about power consumption and power management of various hardware components on a system. -
--html=${power_report-html}
: This is an option passed to thepowertop
command. In this case, it specifies that the output generated bypowertop
should be in HTML format. It also includes a variable${power_report-html}
that is used to specify the filename or path for the HTML report generated bypowertop
.
Overall, the command sudo powertop --html=${power_report-html}
runs the powertop
command with elevated privileges, instructing it to generate an HTML report of power usage and management, and save it with the filename or path specified by the ${power_report-html}
variable.