backlightcontrol

This is a minimal C codebase that compiles to an executable with which the brightness of laptop screens can be controlled on Linux.

Installation guide

make

As root, adjust paths appropriately for the Linux distribution used:

cp backlightcontrol /usr/bin
chmod u+s /usr/bin/backlightcontrol

Usage examples

backlightcontrol set 50
backlightcontrol increment 10
backlightcontrol decrement 10