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AliN
Asked: 2012-09-14 20:06:33 +0800 CST

How to add "shutdown" to the list of "when the lid is closed" in power settings? [duplicate]

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How do I modify the power options?

I'd like to shutdown my laptop by closing the lid; but in Power Settings there's no option to do that.

Is there any way to add "shutdown" to the pop-down list in the power settings for "when the lid is closed"? I prefer the way through the terminal without installing a third-party application.

power-management

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  1. Best Answer

    Unfortunately, you cannot add this option to the menu, because it is a hard coded list of options. You would have to write a script runs in the background that detects the lid being closed and activates the shutdown automatically.

    The command you need (to check to see if the lid is closed is):

    cat /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID0/state

    Now, I'm no scripting junkie (bash scripting I mean), so maybe someone can edit this and give you a proper answer.

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