scripts/brightness.sh

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#!/bin/bash
# base dir for backlight class
basedir="/sys/class/backlight/"
# get the backlight handler
handler=$basedir$(ls $basedir)"/"
# get current brightness
old_brightness=$(cat $handler"brightness")
# get max brightness
max_brightness=$(cat $handler"max_brightness")
# get current brightness %
old_brightness_p=$(( 100 * $old_brightness / $max_brightness ))
# calculate new brightness %
new_brightness_p=$(($old_brightness_p $1))
# calculate new brightness value
new_brightness=$(( $max_brightness * $new_brightness_p / 100 ))
# set the new brightness value
sudo chmod 666 $handler"brightness"
echo $new_brightness > $handler"brightness"