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<refentry id="systemd-sleep.conf"
          xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
  <refentryinfo>
    <title>systemd-sleep.conf</title>
    <productname>systemd</productname>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>systemd-sleep.conf</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>systemd-sleep.conf</refname>
    <refname>sleep.conf.d</refname>
    <refpurpose>Suspend and hibernation configuration file</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <para><simplelist>
      <member><filename>/etc/systemd/sleep.conf</filename></member>
      <member><filename>/run/systemd/sleep.conf</filename></member>
      <member><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/sleep.conf</filename></member>
      <member><filename>/etc/systemd/sleep.conf.d/*.conf</filename></member>
      <member><filename>/run/systemd/sleep.conf.d/*.conf</filename></member>
      <member><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/sleep.conf.d/*.conf</filename></member>
    </simplelist></para>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para><command>systemd</command> supports four general
    power-saving modes:</para>

    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>suspend</term>

        <listitem><para>a low-power state
        where execution of the OS is paused,
        and complete power loss might result
        in lost data, and which is fast to
        enter and exit. This corresponds to
        suspend, standby, or freeze states as
        understood by the kernel.
        </para>

        <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v203"/></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term>hibernate</term>

        <listitem><para>a low-power state
        where execution of the OS is paused,
        and complete power loss does not
        result in lost data, and which might
        be slow to enter and exit. This
        corresponds to the hibernation as
        understood by the kernel.
        </para>

        <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v203"/></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term>hybrid-sleep</term>

        <listitem><para>a low-power state
        where execution of the OS is paused,
        which might be slow to enter, and on
        complete power loss does not result in
        lost data but might be slower to exit
        in that case. This mode is called
        suspend-to-both by the kernel.
        </para>

        <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v203"/></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term>suspend-then-hibernate</term>

        <listitem>
          <para>A low power state where the system is initially suspended (the state is stored in RAM).
          When the battery level is too low (less than 5%) or a certain timespan has passed, whichever
          happens first, the system is automatically woken up and then hibernated. This establishes a balance
          between speed and safety.</para>

          <para>If the system has no battery, it would be hibernated after <varname>HibernateDelaySec=</varname>
          has passed. If not set, then defaults to <literal>2h</literal>.</para>

          <para>If the system has battery and <varname>HibernateDelaySec=</varname> is not set, low-battery
          alarms (ACPI _BTP) are tried first for detecting battery percentage and wake up the system for hibernation.
          If not available, or <varname>HibernateDelaySec=</varname> is set, the system would regularly wake
          up to check the time and detect the battery percentage/discharging rate. The rate is used to
          schedule the next detection. If that is also not available, <varname>SuspendEstimationSec=</varname>
          is used as last resort.</para>

          <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v239"/>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

    <para>Settings in these files determine what strings
    will be written to
    <filename>/sys/power/disk</filename> and
    <filename>/sys/power/state</filename> by
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-sleep</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    when
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    attempts to suspend or hibernate the machine.
    See
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.syntax</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    for a general description of the syntax.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <xi:include href="standard-conf.xml" xpointer="main-conf" />

  <refsect1>
    <title>Options</title>

    <para>The following options can be configured in the
    [Sleep] section of
    <filename>/etc/systemd/sleep.conf</filename> or a
    <filename>sleep.conf.d</filename> file:</para>

    <variablelist class='config-directives'>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>AllowSuspend=</varname></term>
        <term><varname>AllowHibernation=</varname></term>
        <term><varname>AllowHybridSleep=</varname></term>
        <term><varname>AllowSuspendThenHibernate=</varname></term>

        <listitem><para>By default any power-saving mode is advertised if possible (i.e.
        the kernel supports that mode, the necessary resources are available). Those
        switches can be used to disable specific modes.</para>

        <para>If <varname>AllowHibernation=no</varname> or <varname>AllowSuspend=no</varname> is
        used, this implies <varname>AllowSuspendThenHibernate=no</varname> and
        <varname>AllowHybridSleep=no</varname>, since those methods use both suspend and hibernation
        internally. <varname>AllowSuspendThenHibernate=yes</varname> and
        <varname>AllowHybridSleep=yes</varname> can be used to override and enable those specific
        modes.</para>

        <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v240"/></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>SuspendState=</varname></term>

        <listitem><para>The string to be written to <filename>/sys/power/state</filename> by <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>systemd-suspend.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
        More than one value can be specified by separating multiple values with whitespace. They will be
        tried in turn, until one is written without error. If none of the writes succeed, the operation will
        be aborted.</para>

        <para>The allowed set of values is determined by the kernel and is shown in the file itself (use
        <command>cat /sys/power/state</command> to display). See <ulink
        url="https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/pm/sleep-states.html#basic-sysfs-interfaces-for-system-suspend-and-hibernation">
          Basic sysfs Interfaces for System Suspend and Hibernation</ulink> for more details.</para>

        <para>
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-suspend-then-hibernate.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
        uses this value when suspending.</para>

        <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v203"/></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>HibernateMode=</varname></term>

        <listitem><para>The string to be written to <filename>/sys/power/disk</filename> by <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>systemd-hibernate.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
        More than one value can be specified by separating multiple values with whitespace. They will be
        tried in turn, until one is written without error. If none of the writes succeed, the operation will
        be aborted.</para>

        <para>The allowed set of values is determined by the kernel and is shown in the file itself (use
        <command>cat /sys/power/disk</command> to display). See the kernel documentation page
        <ulink url="https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/pm/sleep-states.html#basic-sysfs-interfaces-for-system-suspend-and-hibernation">
          Basic sysfs Interfaces for System Suspend and Hibernation</ulink> for more details.</para>

        <para>
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-suspend-then-hibernate.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
        uses the value of <varname>HibernateMode=</varname> when hibernating.</para>

        <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v203"/></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>MemorySleepMode=</varname></term>

        <listitem><para>The string to be written to <filename>/sys/power/mem_sleep</filename>
        when <option>SuspendState=mem</option> or <command>hybrid-sleep</command> is used.
        More than one value can be specified by separating multiple values with whitespace. They will be
        tried in turn, until one is written without error. If none of the writes succeed, the operation will
        be aborted. Defaults to empty, i.e. the kernel default or kernel command line option
        <varname>mem_sleep_default=</varname> is respected.</para>

        <para>The allowed set of values is determined by the kernel and is shown in the file itself (use
        <command>cat /sys/power/mem_sleep</command> to display). See the kernel documentation page
        <ulink url="https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/pm/sleep-states.html#basic-sysfs-interfaces-for-system-suspend-and-hibernation">
          Basic sysfs Interfaces for System Suspend and Hibernation</ulink> for more details.</para>

        <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v256"/></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>HibernateDelaySec=</varname></term>

        <listitem>
          <para>The amount of time the system spends in suspend mode before the system is
          automatically put into hibernate mode. Only used by
          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-suspend-then-hibernate.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
          Refer to <command>suspend-then-hibernate</command> for details on how this option interacts with
          other options/system battery state.</para>

          <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v239"/>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>HibernateOnACPower=</varname></term>

        <listitem>
          <para>Whether to allow hibernation when the system has AC power. Only used by
          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-suspend-then-hibernate.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
          when <varname>HibernateDelaySec=</varname> is set.</para>

          <para>If this option is disabled, the countdown of <varname>HibernateDelaySec=</varname> starts only
          after AC power is disconnected, keeping the system in the suspend state otherwise.</para>

          <para>This option is only effective on systems with a battery.</para>

          <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v257"/>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>SuspendEstimationSec=</varname></term>

        <listitem>
          <para>The RTC alarm will wake the system after the specified timespan to measure the system battery
          capacity level and estimate battery discharging rate. Only used by
          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-suspend-then-hibernate.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
          Refer to <command>suspend-then-hibernate</command> for details on how this option interacts with
          other options/system battery state.</para>

          <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v253"/></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Example: freeze</title>

    <para>Example: to exploit the <quote>freeze</quote> mode added
    in Linux 3.9, one can use <command>systemctl suspend</command>
    with
    <programlisting>[Sleep]
SuspendState=freeze</programlisting></para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>
    <para><simplelist type="inline">
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-sleep</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-suspend.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hibernate.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hybrid-sleep.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-suspend-then-hibernate.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.directives</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
    </simplelist></para>
  </refsect1>

</refentry>