nixrice/misc/.local/bin/change-brightness
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#!/usr/bin/env sh
# Simple script to change the system backlight. Requires a udev rules that gives the user permission
# to the backlight folder.
# $ change-brightness up # Increases brightness
# $ change-brightness down # Decreases brightness
kernel="$(ls /sys/class/backlight/ | head -n 1)"
dir="/sys/class/backlight/$kernel"
max_brightness="$(cat $dir/max_brightness)"
brightness="$(cat $dir/brightness)"
increment=12000
if [ "$1" = "down" ]; then
new_brightness=$(($brightness - $increment))
if [ $new_brightness -lt 0 ]; then
new_brightness=0
fi
else
new_brightness=$(($brightness + $increment))
if [ $new_brightness -gt $max_brightness ]; then
new_brightness=$max_brightness
fi
fi
echo $new_brightness > $dir/brightness
ratio=$(( (new_brightness * 100) / max_brightness ))
notify-send -r 43 "Brightness: ${ratio}%"