CmdID

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xbacklight

Utility to adjust backlight brightness using the RandR extension. tldr-pages

On Linux

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Linux

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Get the current screen brightness as a percentage

xbacklightIdentify

Set the screen brightness to 40%

xbacklight -set 40Identify

Increase current brightness by 25%

xbacklight -inc 25Identify

Decrease current brightness by 75%

xbacklight -dec 75Identify

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

xbacklight -set 100 -time 60000 -steps 60Identify