A simple utility for setting backlight brightness on some GNU/Linux systems using sysfs files. This works like most system provided backlight brightness controls but allows for increased resolution when the brightness percentage nears zero. On some systems a udev rule must be added, in /etc/udev/rules.d/backlight.rules add: ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="backlight", KERNEL=="acpi_video0", GROUP="video", MODE="then" then reload with: sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && udevadm trigger USAGE M-x backlight Then use '<' or '>' to adjust backlight brightness, 'C-g' when done. M-x backlight-set-raw prompts for a value to write directly to the device file.