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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
```