APM Linux Command
What is Linux apm Command?
Explanation
apm COMMAND:The apm command is an interface with the APM subsystem. APM is the abbreviation of "Atom Package manager". This command comes with npm and spawns npm processes to install Atom packages. This command requires the Advanced Power Management subsystem. When this command is run without arguments it reads the /proc/apm and presents the output in a human-readable format.
When the option "-S" is used along with the command it puts the machine in the APM standy mode and when using "-s" the machine is put in the APM suspend mode.
SYNTAX:
apm [ -VvmMsSdin ]
OPTION:
Option
Description
-V, --version
Print the version of the program and exit.
-v, --verbose
Also print version information for the APM subsystem. The APM
subsystem consists of power-management hardware, firmware usu?
ally referred to as the APM BIOS and a driver in the operating
system kernel.
-m, --minutes
Print the time remaining as a number of minutes. The default is
to print the time remaining in "hours:minutes" format.
-M, --monitor
Continuously monitor and update the status information. Assumes
that the standard output is a terminal.
-S, --standby
Request that the machine be put into the APM standby state.
-s, --suspend
Request that the machine be put into the APM suspend state.
-d, --debug
Print APM status information in a format more useful for debugging. Implies -v.
EXAMPLE:
- To print the version of the program:
apm -VIt will print the version of apm like below:
apm version 3.2.1
apm [ -VvmMsSdin ]
OPTION:
Option
Description
-V, --version
Print the version of the program and exit.
-v, --verbose
Also print version information for the APM subsystem. The APM
subsystem consists of power-management hardware, firmware usu?
ally referred to as the APM BIOS and a driver in the operating
system kernel.
-m, --minutes
Print the time remaining as a number of minutes. The default is
to print the time remaining in "hours:minutes" format.
-M, --monitor
Continuously monitor and update the status information. Assumes
that the standard output is a terminal.
-S, --standby
Request that the machine be put into the APM standby state.
-s, --suspend
Request that the machine be put into the APM suspend state.
-d, --debug
Print APM status information in a format more useful for debugging. Implies -v.
EXAMPLE:
- To print the version of the program:
apm -VIt will print the version of apm like below:
apm version 3.2.1
| Option | Description |
| -V, --version | Print the version of the program and exit. |
| -v, --verbose | Also print version information for the APM subsystem. The APM subsystem consists of power-management hardware, firmware usu? ally referred to as the APM BIOS and a driver in the operating system kernel. |
| -m, --minutes | Print the time remaining as a number of minutes. The default is to print the time remaining in "hours:minutes" format. |
| -M, --monitor | Continuously monitor and update the status information. Assumes that the standard output is a terminal. |
| -S, --standby | Request that the machine be put into the APM standby state. |
| -s, --suspend | Request that the machine be put into the APM suspend state. |
| -d, --debug | Print APM status information in a format more useful for debugging. Implies -v. |
- To print the version of the program:
apm -VIt will print the version of apm like below:apm version 3.2.1
