debian openbox low battery warning using conky

${battery_bar 6,60 BAT0}

${battery BAT0}${if_match ${battery_percent BAT0} <= 20}LOWBATWARN${endif}${if_match ${battery_percent BAT0} <= 8}SHUTDOWNCOMMAND${endif}

This uses conky to warn of low battery status and run commands as needed.

Add colour and calls to commands as required.

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Full Implementation..

${battery_bar 6,60 BAT0} ${battery BAT0}${if_match ${battery_percent BAT0} <= 20}${color orange} LOW BATERY!${color}${endif}${if_match ${battery_percent BAT0} <= 8}${if_match ${battery_percent BAT0} > 5}${execi 200 terminator -e ~/mybin/warn-shutdown}${endif}${endif}${if_match ${battery_percent BAT0} <= 5}${execi 200 terminator -e ~/mybin/shutdown-now}${endif}

calls this script on low power:

*warn-shutdown*

#!/bin/bash

echo "Low power. Do you want to shutdown? y or n"

read userconfirm

if [ "$userconfirm" != "y" ]; then

echo "Please connect power soon"

sleep 6s

exit 1

else

echo "ok, will shut down in 30 seconds. Rember to save :)"

sleep 30s

sudo shutdown -h now

fi

exit

and calls this script on VERY low power:

*shutdown-now*

#!/bin/bash

echo "Very low power. You need to shutdown."

echo "if you have connected power then press 's' to skip shutdown"

read -t 60 userconfirm

if [ "$userconfirm" != "s" ]; then

echo "ok, have to shutdown soon, 30 second warning..."

sleep 30s

sudo shutdown -h now

exit 1

else

echo "Ok, you say power is connected so shutdown skipped"

sleep 6s

fi

exit