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+# Bat-Alert
+
+An application to send [D-Bus](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus/) notifications when the (Linux) host's battery runs low.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Install `libnotify`
+- Install a Notification Server to render desktop notifications
+  - Use [mako](https://github.com/emersion/mako) on Wayland/Sway setups
+
+## Usage
+
+You can run `batalert` with default setting to send the first notification when the battery falls below 15% and repeat the notification every 3%. `batalert` resets when you plug-in your charger.
+
+### Customization
+
+- Check the help text:
+  ```
+  batalert -h
+  ```
+- Show a notification when the battery falls below 20%, repeat notification every 4% on 16%, 12%, 8% ... :
+  ```
+  batalert --threshold 20 --notification-step 4
+  ```
+- Use a custom icon:
+  ```
+  batalert --icon /usr/share/icons/<your-icon>.png
+  ```
+- Monitor a certain battery, e.g., `BAT2`:
+  ```
+  batalert --uevent /sys/class/power_supply/BAT2/uevent
+  ```
+
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