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CBATTICON(1) User manual CBATTICON(1)

NAME

cbatticon — a lightweight and fast battery icon that sits in your system tray

SYNOPSIS

cbatticon [option] [battery id]

DESCRIPTION

The cbatticon utility displays battery information (battery status, remaining percentage, remaining time) using an icon in the system tray.
If no battery id is specified, it will display the first battery that is found. You can list the available batteries using the option --list-power-supplies.

OPTIONS

-c, --command-critical-level command
Specify the command to execute when the critical battery level is reached.
-d, --debug
Display debug information.
-h, --help
Show help information and exit.
-i, --icon-type type
Specify the icon type to display in the system tray.
If not specified, cbatticon will use the first one that is available in this sequence: standard, notification, symbolic.
The available icon types on your system can be listed using the option --list-icon-types.
-l, --low-level percentage
Specify the low level percentage of the battery.
The default is set to 20%.
-n, --hide-notification
Hide the notification popups.
-p, --list-power-supplies
List the available power supplies on your system.
-r, --critical-level percentage
Specify the critical level percentage of the battery.
The default is set to 5%.
-t, --list-icon-types
List the available icon types (standard, notification, symbolic).
-u, --update-interval interval
Specify the number of seconds between updates of the battery information.
The default is set to 5 seconds.
-v, --version
Display the version information and exit.
-x, --command-left-click command
Specify the command to execute when left clicking on the tray icon.

EXAMPLES

cbatticon
cbatticon -t
cbatticon -p
cbatticon -u 20 -i notification -c "poweroff" -l 15 -r 3
August 15, 2017 cbatticon