mate-cpufreq-selector - Man Page

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 1200000

Set max CPU Frequency to 1200000KHz (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)

See Also

Further information may also be available at: http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/docs

Info

18 April 2014 MATE Desktop Environment