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Page request: powermetrics

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#21,876 opened on Apr 4, 2026

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Description

Command description

powermetrics is a Mac-only pre-installed utility that provides many power-related measurements.

Command details

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Documentation

https://www.unix.com/man_page/osx/1/powermetrics/

Platform

macOS (OS X)

VCS repository link (e.g. GitHub, GitLab)

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Additional information

Didn't find official documentation from Apple. Maybe more info from this link? https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/performance/powermetrics.html

Contributor guide

Research direction
Research the powermetrics command on macOS using the provided man page and Mozilla link. Write a tldr page following the project's style guidelines: include a short description, common flags and examples. Then submit a pull request.
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1
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