diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e555bf3..5aa23e2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,23 @@ # lenovo_radio_button -Make use of that physical button on the side of your laptop to run scripts instead of only turning your wifi on/off. \ No newline at end of file +Make use of that physical button on the side of your laptop to run scripts instead of only turning your wifi on/off. + +``` +#!/bin/sh + +# Simple bash script to run any command using the hardware radio switch on lenovo thinkpad x201 + +# The script checks the status of your wifi card's transmit power. + +# Important, the script below assumes your wifi is ON when running the script. It checks this every two seconds and when you flip the switch will run a command (echo "Wifi is OFF") and stop the script (break) + +while true; do +if iwconfig wlp2s0 | grep 'Tx-Power=off' > /dev/null; then + echo "Wifi is OFF" + break +else + echo "Wifi is ON" +fi +sleep 2 +done +```