Usage
Start
After installation TLP will start automatically on boot. To avoid having to restart the system the first time, you can start it manually by using the command:
sudo tlp start
Note
Also use this command to apply changes after editing the configuration.
Status
Use the following command to check that TLP is enabled and active:
tlp-stat -s
Check the output for
+++ System Status
State = enabled
Last Run = <Time of system start or last change of power source>
Important
TLP does not include a daemon and there is no tlp process showing up in the output of ps.
Version
The command
tlp-stat -s
states the program version installed in the first output line:
--- TLP 1.5.0 --------------------------------------------
Commands
The following sections describe TLP’s set of shell commands:
Note
All commands shown with a preceding sudo may as well be executed without sudo in a root shell
For even more details refer to the command’s manpage: man <command>