ACPI(8) ACPI(8)
NAME
acpi - Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
SYNOPSIS
(in plan9.ini) *acpi=
aux/acpi [ -m mountpoint ] [ -s service ]
DESCRIPTION
Aux/acpi presents at mountpoint (default /mnt/acpi) an
interface to the ACPI. If a service is specified, the inter-
face will be posted at /srv/service as well.
The directory contains the following files.
battery
Contains one line for each battery in the system. Each
line lists 12 fields: the percent charge remaining,
power unit used (mW or mA), remaining capacity, last
full charge capacity, design capacity, warning and low
capacity values, mV separator, present voltage, design
voltage, approximate time of charge left as hh:mm:ss,
and the status (a string, one of unknown, critical,
discharging or charging).
cputemp
Each line provides a current temperature reading of a
specific CPU.
ctl The ctl file currently does not provide any functional-
ity.
SOURCE
/sys/src/cmd/aux/acpi.c
BUGS
ACPI itself.
HISTORY
Acpi first appeared in 9front (October, 2016).
Page 1 Plan 9 (printed 11/15/25)