kacpimon(8)kacpimon(8)NAMEkacpimon - Kernel ACPI Event Monitor
SYNOPSISkacpimonDESCRIPTIONkacpimon is a monitor program that connects to three sources of ACPI
events:
1. /proc/acpi/event
2. netlink
3. the input layer (/dev/input/event*)
kacpimon then reports on what it sees while it is connected.
Use kacpimon to make sure your kernel is sending acpi-related events
via the three sources mentioned above.
Since both acpid(8) and kacpimon connect to the same sources, be sure
to stop acpid(8) before running kacpimon. If you are using upstart(7),
use initctl(8) to stop acpid(8). If you are using systemd(1), use sys‐
temctl(1) to stop acpid(8). If you aren't using either of those, you
can try killall(1) to stop acpid(8).
Be sure to run kacpimon as root or else it won't be able to open
/proc/acpi/event or the input layer:
sudo kacpimon
If you want to pipe the output of kacpimon to a file, be sure to use
the "Esc" key to exit rather than Ctrl-C. Using Ctrl-C will cause out‐
put to be lost.
FILES
/proc/acpi/event
kernel ACPI event file
/dev/input/event*
input layer event files
SEE ALSOacpi_listen(8), acpid(8)AUTHOR
Ted Felix <www.tedfelix.com>
TODO
- Make kacpimon something that actually gets installed?
LICENSEkacpimon - Kernel ACPI Event Monitor
Copyright (C) 2009-2013 Ted Felix (www.tedfelix.com)
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER‐
CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Or visit
www.gnu.org.
Jan 2013 kacpimon(8)