powernap(8)
NAME
powernap - have the system "take a power nap"; this can be a user
defined program or script at /etc/powernap/action, or the first supported action among [suspend, hibernate, poweroff]
DESCRIPTION
powernap will run when powernapd(8) has determined that an action needs
to be taken according to its configured parameters.
If the file /etc/powernap/action is executable, then the powernap
binary will run it when called.
- Otherwise, powernap will run one of:
- * pm-suspend
* pm-hibernate
* poweroff depending on your hardware's capabilities, as determined - by pm-is-supported(1).
- You may do one of:
- 1) Write your own custom at /etc/powernap/action and make it exe
- cutable
- 2) Replace /etc/powernap/action with an executable script or binary 3) Symlink /etc/powernap/action to some other executable script or
- binary
- http://launchpad.net/powernap
FILES
/etc/powernap/action, /proc/acpi/sleep
SEE ALSO
powernapd(8), pm-is-supported(1), ethtool(8)
AUTHOR
This manpage and the utility was written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@canonical.com> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others).
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published
by the Free Software Foundation.
- On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License
can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.