Linux: Check Battery Status Command

Author: Vivek Gite Last updated: January 21, 2014 0 comments

I am new CentOS Linux user and using it on Dell laptop. How can I check check battery status using X terminal on CentOS or Debian/Ubuntu Linux?

You need to use any one of the following command to find out battery information for Linux powered laptop.

Tutorial details
Difficulty	Easy (rss)
Root privileges	No
Requirements	None
Time	1m

Howto check battery status?

Open the Terminal and type the following command:

acpi

acpi -i -b

Sample outputs:

Fig.01: Showing acpi battery status on Linux

Use upower command to get battery status

On the latest version of Linux try:

upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0

Sample outputs:

Fig.02: Displaying battery info using upower

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See our FAQ: Linux Read CPU Temperature Sensor Chip Data

How Do I Read Hard Disk Temperature?

See our Tip: Linux: Monitor hard disks temperature with hddtemp

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Linux: Check Battery Status Command

Howto check battery status?

Use upower command to get battery status

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