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NAME top

   systemd-backlight@.service, systemd-backlight - Load and save the
   display backlight brightness at boot and shutdown

SYNOPSIS top

   systemd-backlight@.service

   /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-backlight save [backlight|leds]:DEVICE

   /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-backlight load [backlight|leds]:DEVICE

DESCRIPTION top

   systemd-backlight@.service is a service that restores the
   brightness of a display backlight or LED (e.g. keyboard backlight)
   device at early boot, and saves it at shutdown. The brightness is
   stored in /var/lib/systemd/backlight/.

   On restoring brightness of a display backlight device,
   **systemd-backlight** reads _IDBACKLIGHTCLAMP_ udev property, that
   takes a boolean value or a percentage (needs to be suffixed with
   "%", e.g.  "30%"). When a percentage is specified, the saved
   brightness is clamped to a value of at least 1 or the specified
   percentage of the maximum brightness, whichever is greater. When
   unset or set to true, the brightness is clamped in the same way
   with percentage 5%. When false, the saved brightness will not be
   clamped, and loaded as is.

   On restoring brightness of a LED device, **systemd-backlight** reads
   _IDLEDSCLAMP_ udev property, that also takes a boolean value or a
   percentage. When a percentage is specified, the saved brightness
   is clamped to the specified percentage of the maximum brightness.
   When set to true, the brightness is clamped in the same way with
   percentage 5%. When unset or set to false, the saved brightness
   will not be clamped, and loaded as is.

KERNEL COMMAND LINE top

   systemd-backlight understands the following kernel command line
   parameter:

   _systemd.restorestate=_
       Takes a boolean argument. Defaults to "1". If "0", does not
       restore the backlight settings on boot. However, settings will
       still be stored on shutdown.

       Added in version 209.

SEE ALSO top

   [systemd(1)](../man1/systemd.1.html)

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