/iggy

Linux tool to adjust backlight/display brightness for Intel Graphics cards

Primary LanguagePerl

iggy: Adjust Display Brightness for Intel Graphics Cards

This is a wrapper script for editing my Thinkpad T460p’s /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness file.

Usage

Run the following as root or prefix with sudo:

# increase display brightness
iggy display +10

# decrease display brightness
iggy display -10

# increase keyboard brightness
iggy keyboard +1

# decrease keyboard brightness
iggy keyboard -1

Tired of using sudo? Want to use your media keys?

Add a line to /etc/sudoers or create a new file, /etc/sudoers.d/iggy with the following:

myuser ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /path/to/iggy

License

WTFPL