#!/bin/sh [ -d '/var/cache/backlight/' ] || mkdir -p '/var/cache/backlight' [ -w '/var/cache/backlight/' ] || chmod 755 '/var/cache/backlight/' # Save current brightness of each card. for card in `find /sys/class/backlight/ -type l`; do cp "$card/brightness" "/var/cache/backlight/$(basename $card)-brightness-old" done