batlimit 0.5.1

Set battery charge limit on supported laptops on Linux with CLI

It is now widely acknowledged that the life span of Li-ion batteries is extended by not charging them to the max. An often recommended battery charge limit is 80.

• License: GPLv3.0
• Authors: github.com/pepa65, github.com/stlenyk
• Repo: https:/github.com/pepa65/batlimit
• After: https://github.com/stlenyk/batterrier
• Required:
  • Linux kernel 5.4-rc1 or later (exposing the charge limit variable)
  • systemd version 244 or later (supporting the directives in the included systemd service)
• System variables used: /sys/class/power_supply/BAT?/*
• Systemd unit file names: /etc/systemd/system/batlimit-TARGET.service
• Systemd targets: hibernate, hybrid-sleep, multi-user, sleep, suspend, suspend-then-hibernate
• Kernel modules and code that supports the charge limit setting:
  • asus-wmi: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
  • thinkpad_acpi: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
  • dell-laptop: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-laptop.c
  • lg-laptop: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/platform/x86/lg-laptop.c
  • huawei-wmi: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/platform/x86/huawei-wmi.c
  • system76_acpi: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/platform/x86/system76_acpi.c
  • fujitsu-laptop: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c
  • msi-ec: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/platform/x86/msi-ec.c
  • toshiba_acpi: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
    • applesmc-next: Needs to be compiled from https://github.com/c---/applesmc-next

Features

• Works with supported laptop (info works with any machine): ASUS, Lenovo (ThinkPad), Dell, LG, Huawei, System76, Fujitsu, MSI, Toshiba and Intel Apple.
• info: Show battery info (default).
• limit: Set battery charge limit (needs root privileges), takes percentage as argument.
• persist: Persist the charge limit through creating and enabling systemd services, optionally takes percentage as argument for limit (needs root privileges).
• unpersist: Unpersist the charge limit by disabling and removing systemd services (needs root privileges).
• completions: Generate shell completions (bash, elvish, fish, powershell, zsh).
• Can use abbreviations for the commands, like: batlimit u (unpersisting the limit).

Installation

Download static single-binary

wget https://github.com/pepa65/batlimit/releases/download/0.5.1/batlimit
sudo mv batlimit /usr/local/bin/
sudo chown root:root /usr/local/bin/batlimit
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/batlimit

Using cargo (rust toolchain)

If not installed yet, install a Rust toolchain, see https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install

Cargo from crates.io

cargo install batlimit --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl

Cargo from git

cargo install --git https://github.com/pepa65/batlimit --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl

Cargo static build (avoid GLIBC incompatibilities)

git clone https://github.com/pepa65/batlimit
cd batlimit
rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
export RUSTFLAGS='-C target-feature=+crt-static'
cargo build --release --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl

For smaller binary size: upx --best --lzma target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/batlimit

Install with cargo-binstall

Even without a full Rust toolchain, rust binaries can be installed with the static binary cargo-binstall:

# Install cargo-binstall for Linux x86_64
# (Other versions are available at https://crates.io/crates/cargo-binstall)
wget github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall/releases/latest/download/cargo-binstall-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tgz
tar xf cargo-binstall-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tgz
sudo chown root:root cargo-binstall
sudo mv cargo-binstall /usr/local/bin/

Install the musl binary: cargo-binstall batlimit

(Then batlimit will be installed in ~/.cargo/bin/ which will need to be added to PATH!)

Usage

batlimit 0.5.1 - Set battery charge limit on supported laptops on Linux with CLI
Usage: batlimit [COMMAND]
Commands:
  info         Print battery info (default command)
  limit        Set battery charge limit: PERCENT (1..100)
  persist      Persist charge limit with systemd: [PERCENT (1..100)]
  unpersist    Unpersist charge limit: disable and remove systemd services
  completions  Generate completions: SHELL (bash|elvish|fish|powershell|zsh)
  help         Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

Options:
  -h, --help     Print help
  -V, --version  Print version

Root privileges required for: limit, persist & unpersist