NAME
Sys::Apm - Perl extension for APM
SYNOPSIS
use Sys::Apm;
my $apm = Sys::Apm->new or die "no apm nupport in kernel";
print $apm->chargeDESCRIPTION
This module allows you to query your battery status and such through /proc/apmMETHODS
fetch
Fetches the data from /proc/apm
This method is called once in the constructordriver_version
Linux APM driver versionbios_version
APM BIOS Version. Usually 1.0, 1.1 or 1.2.ac_status
AC line status
0x00: offline
0x01: online
0x02: on backup power
0xff: unknownbattery_status
Battery status
0x00: High
0x01: Low
0x02: Critical
0x03: Charging
0x04: No batterycharge
Remaining battery life (percentage of charge)
0-100: valid
-1: Unknownremaining
Remaining battery life (time units):
Number of remaining minutes or seconds
-1: Unknownunits
min: minutes
sec: secondsSEE ALSO
apm(1)
arch/i386/kernel/apm.cAUTHOR
Raoul Zwart, <rlzwart@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2003 by Raoul Zwart
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.