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+.\"
+.\" Copyright © 2007 Keith Packard.\"
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+.\"
+.TH XBACKLIGHT __appmansuffix__ __vendorversion__
+.SH NAME
+xbacklight \- adjust backlight brightness using RandR extension
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B "xbacklight"
+[-help] [-display \fIdisplay\fP]
+[-get]
+[-set percent]
+[-inc percent]
+[-dec percent]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I Xbacklight
+is used to adjust the backlight brightness where supported. It finds all
+outputs on the X server supporting backlight brightness control and changes
+them all in the same way.
+.IP -get
+Print out the current backlight brightness of each output with such a
+control. The brightness is represented as a percentage of the maximum
+brightness supported.
+.IP "-set \fIpercent\fP"
+Sets each backlight brightness to the specified level.
+.IP "-inc \fIpercent\fP"
+Increases brightness by the specified amount.
+.IP "-dec \fIpercent\fP"
+Decreases brightness by the specified amount.
+.IP -help
+Print out a summary of the usage and exit.
+.IP "-time \fImilliseconds\fP"
+Length of time to spend fading the backlight between old and new value.
+Default is 200.
+.IP "-steps \fInumber\fP"
+Number of steps to take while fading. Default is 20.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+Xrandr(__libmansuffix__)
+.SH AUTHORS
+Keith Packard,
+Open Source Technology Center, Intel Corporation.