xbacklight:tldr:7edcc

xbacklight: Increase backlight to 100%, over 60 seconds (value given in ms), using 60 steps.

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$ xbacklight -set ${100} -time ${60000} -steps ${60}

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The command "xbacklight -set ${100} -time ${60000} -steps ${60}" is used to adjust the backlight brightness of your display using the xbacklight utility.

Here's what each part of the command does:

"xbacklight": It is the name of the utility that provides a command-line interface to control the backlight brightness.
"-set ${100}": This flag sets the backlight brightness to a specific value. In this case, it sets it to 100, which represents the maximum brightness.
"-time ${60000}": This flag sets the time duration over which the backlight brightness should gradually change. In this case, it specifies 60,000 milliseconds (or 60 seconds), meaning the brightness change will occur over a period of 1 minute.
"-steps ${60}": This flag sets the number of steps or intervals in which the brightness change should occur within the specified time duration. In this case, it indicates that the brightness will change in 60 equal steps over the 1 minute duration.

Overall, this command is used to gradually increase or decrease the backlight brightness of your display to the maximum value (100) over a period of 1 minute, using 60 equal steps.

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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