From 54e18a150a970e20801a8898c531d1bbd47a49ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Boiser Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 22:55:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] pmset: add page --- pages/osx/pmset.md | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) create mode 100644 pages/osx/pmset.md diff --git a/pages/osx/pmset.md b/pages/osx/pmset.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..bf89eada2a --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/osx/pmset.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# pmset + +> Configure macOS power management settings, as one might do in System Preferences > Energy Saver. +> These commands must be run as root, i.e. starting with `sudo`. + +- Display the current power management settings: + +`pmset -g` + +- Display the current power source and battery levels: + +`pmset -g batt` + +- Set display to never sleep when on charger power: + +`pmset -c displaysleep 0` + +- Set display to sleep after 15 minutes when on battery power: + +`pmset -b displaysleep 15` + +- Schedule computer to automatically wake up every weekday at 9 AM: + +`pmset repeat wake MTWRF 09:00:00` + +- Restore to system defaults: + +`pmset -a displaysleep 10 disksleep 10 sleep 30 womp 1` From 680fff35efa99e9ac8af940636a8bcb2d75162bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Boiser Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2016 09:58:21 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] pmset: add `sudo` to commands that change settings. --- pages/osx/pmset.md | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/osx/pmset.md b/pages/osx/pmset.md index bf89eada2a..1a6eda61c2 100644 --- a/pages/osx/pmset.md +++ b/pages/osx/pmset.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # pmset > Configure macOS power management settings, as one might do in System Preferences > Energy Saver. -> These commands must be run as root, i.e. starting with `sudo`. +> Some of these commands must be run as root, i.e. starting with `sudo`. - Display the current power management settings: @@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ - Set display to never sleep when on charger power: -`pmset -c displaysleep 0` +`sudo pmset -c displaysleep 0` - Set display to sleep after 15 minutes when on battery power: -`pmset -b displaysleep 15` +`sudo pmset -b displaysleep 15` - Schedule computer to automatically wake up every weekday at 9 AM: -`pmset repeat wake MTWRF 09:00:00` +`sudo pmset repeat wake MTWRF 09:00:00` - Restore to system defaults: -`pmset -a displaysleep 10 disksleep 10 sleep 30 womp 1` +`sudo pmset -a displaysleep 10 disksleep 10 sleep 30 womp 1` From 35c60098ece93857e4164cd08c0b613a66d8600e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Boiser Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2016 12:50:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] pmset: simplify description --- pages/osx/pmset.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/pages/osx/pmset.md b/pages/osx/pmset.md index 1a6eda61c2..fc09563384 100644 --- a/pages/osx/pmset.md +++ b/pages/osx/pmset.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # pmset > Configure macOS power management settings, as one might do in System Preferences > Energy Saver. -> Some of these commands must be run as root, i.e. starting with `sudo`. +> Commands that modify settings must begin with `sudo`. - Display the current power management settings: