pmset Command Examples
Configure macOS power management settings, as one might do in System Preferences > Energy Saver. Commands that modify settings must begin with
sudo. More information: https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/pmset.1.html.
- Display the current power management settings:
pmset -g
- Display the current power source and battery levels:
pmset -g batt
- Put display to sleep immediately:
pmset displaysleepnow
- Set display to never sleep when on charger power:
sudo pmset -c displaysleep 0
- Set display to sleep after 15 minutes when on battery power:
sudo pmset -b displaysleep 15
- Schedule computer to automatically wake up every weekday at 9 AM:
sudo pmset repeat wake MTWRF 09:00:00
- Restore to system defaults:
sudo pmset -a displaysleep 10 disksleep 10 sleep 30 womp 1