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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/apmd/apmd.8')
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/apmd/apmd.8 b/usr.sbin/apmd/apmd.8 index ae491d825bb2..099eec6efc11 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/apmd/apmd.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/apmd/apmd.8 @@ -47,10 +47,12 @@ utility monitors the occurrence of the specified Advanced Power Management .Pq Tn APM events and, if one of the events occurs, it executes the sequence of -commands corresponding to the event. Only the events specified in the +commands corresponding to the event. +Only the events specified in the configuration file are notified to .Nm ; -all other events are ignored. For each event posted by the APM BIOS, +all other events are ignored. +For each event posted by the APM BIOS, .Nm invokes the sequence of commands specified in the configuration file. When @@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ The utility recognizes the following runtime options: .Bl -tag -width -f_file .It Fl d -Starts in debug mode. This causes +Starts in debug mode. +This causes .Nm to execute in the foreground instead of in daemon mode. .It Fl f Ar file @@ -114,7 +117,8 @@ When .Nm receives an APM event, it forks a child process to execute the commands specified in the configuration file and then continues -listening for more events. The child process executes the commands +listening for more events. +The child process executes the commands specified, one at a time and in the order that they are listed. .Pp While @@ -135,7 +139,8 @@ This can be used to kill or reconfigure .Sh CONFIGURATION FILE The structure of the .Nm -configuration file is quite simple. For example: +configuration file is quite simple. +For example: .Pp .Bd -literal apm_event SUSPENDREQ { @@ -167,7 +172,8 @@ each events. APM events .Bd -ragged -offset indent If you wish to execute the same commands for different events, the -event names should be delimited by a comma. The following are +event names should be delimited by a comma. +The following are valid event names: .Bl -item .It @@ -241,7 +247,8 @@ The following built-in functions are currently supported: .It - reject: .Bd -ragged -offset indent -Reject last request posted by APM BIOS. This can be used to reject +Reject last request posted by APM BIOS. +This can be used to reject a SUSPEND request when the LCD is closed and put the system in a STANDBY state instead. .Ed |