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diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower.1 b/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower.1 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a5e4523a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower.1 @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +.TH CPUPOWER "1" "07/03/2011" "" "cpupower Manual" +.SH NAME +cpupower \- Shows and sets processor power related values +.SH SYNOPSIS +.ft B +.B cpupower [ \-c cpulist ] <command> [ARGS] + +.B cpupower \-v|\-\-version + +.B cpupower \-h|\-\-help + +.SH DESCRIPTION +\fBcpupower \fP is a collection of tools to examine and tune power saving +related features of your processor. + +The manpages of the commands (cpupower\-<command>(1)) provide detailed +descriptions of supported features. Run \fBcpupower help\fP to get an overview +of supported commands. + +.SH Options +.PP +\-\-help, \-h +.RS 4 +Shows supported commands and general usage. +.RE +.PP +\-\-cpu cpulist, \-c cpulist +.RS 4 +Only show or set values for specific cores. +This option is not supported by all commands, details can be found in the +manpages of the commands. + +Some commands access all cores (typically the *\-set commands), some only +the first core (typically the *\-info commands) by default. + +The syntax for <cpulist> is based on how the kernel exports CPU bitmasks via +sysfs files. Some examples: +.RS 4 +.TP 16 +Input +Equivalent to +.TP +all +all cores +.TP +0\-3 +0,1,2,3 +.TP +0\-7:2 +0,2,4,6 +.TP +1,3,5-7 +1,3,5,6,7 +.TP +0\-3:2,8\-15:4 +0,2,8,12 +.RE +.RE +.PP +\-\-version, \-v +.RS 4 +Print the package name and version number. + +.SH "SEE ALSO" +cpupower-set(1), cpupower-info(1), cpupower-idle-info(1), +cpupower-idle-set(1), cpupower-frequency-set(1), cpupower-frequency-info(1), +cpupower-monitor(1), powertop(1) +.PP +.SH AUTHORS +.nf +\-\-perf\-bias parts written by Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> +Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de> |