MATE-CPUFREQ-SELECTOR

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 18 April 2014
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NAME

mate-cpufreq-selector - A generic command line tool to change the cpu frequency.

SYNOPSIS

mate-cpufreq-selector [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

This tool is a part of the CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor Applet for the MATE Panel. It can be called from the command line when installed. mate-cpufreq-selector is used to adjust the CPU Frequency settings if the system supports scaling.

This manual page briefly documents the mate-cpufreq-selector command.

OPTIONS

-c NUMBER, --cpu=NUMBER: Specify the CPU Number to adjust settings for. If no CPU is specified, CPU0 is assumed.
-g GOVERNOR, --governor=GOVERNOR: Specify a valid CPU Governor to use. (ie. conservative, ondemand, performance, powersave)
-f FREQ, --frequency=FREQ: Specify a CPU Frequency to set in KHz.
-?, -h, --help: Print standard command line options.

EXAMPLES

mate-cpufreq-selector --cpu=1 -g powersave

: Set scaling Governor "Powersave" on CPU1

mate-cpufreq-selector -f 1200

: Set max CPU Frequency to 1200KHz (1.2GHz) on CPU0

BUGS

Should you encounter any bugs, they may be reported at:

http://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-applets/issues

AUTHORS

This Man Page has been written for the MATE Desktop Environment by:

Adam Erdman <hekel@archlinux.info> (2014)

HISTORY

cpufreq-selector was originally written for gnome-applets by:

Carlos García Campos <carlosgc@gnome.org> (2004)