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upower: Display power and battery information.
$ upower --dump
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The command upower --dump is used to display detailed information about the power devices connected to your system, such as battery and UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) devices. Here is the breakdown of the command:

  • upower: It is a command-line tool provided by the UPower service, which is responsible for tracking power-related information on your system.
  • --dump: This argument instructs the upower command to display a detailed dump of power devices information.

When you execute upower --dump in the terminal, it will provide you with a comprehensive list of power devices connected to your system, including information about their current state, battery capacity, energy usage, remaining time, charging status, and various other properties related to power management.

This command can be helpful to get an overview of your laptop's battery status, connected UPS devices, or any other power devices on your system.

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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