CLI Machines Thermal Set

ed machines thermal set

ed machines thermal set <machine> <profile> changes the Linux platform profile. With no duration it stays selected until another profile is applied.

ed machines thermal set <machine> <profile> [--minutes <count>] [--json]

Name	Type / values	Default	What it does
<machine>	machine name, SSH alias, UUID or unambiguous prefix	required	Which machine to change.
<profile>	an exact choice reported by the machine	required	Profile to apply. Names are case-sensitive.
--minutes	integer from 0 through 10080	0	Revert after this many minutes. Zero keeps the profile until changed.
--json	flag	off	Emit one result object on stdout.

ed machines thermal set tuf performance
ed machines tuf thermal set performance --minutes 30
ed machines thermal set tuf balanced --json

--minutes <count> schedules a reversion to the profile that was active before the first temporary change. It accepts 0 through 10080 minutes. Zero means until changed. The app offers 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours and until changed.

Before writing anything, the command reads the machine's choices and refuses a profile that is not in that list. A permanent change cancels a pending timed reversion. A second temporary change replaces the timer while preserving the original destination.

JSON returns machine, profile, temporary and minutes:

{
  "machine": "Asus TUF 7",
  "minutes": 30,
  "profile": "performance",
  "temporary": true
}

The command first performs the same 15-second read as status, then gives the write 30 seconds. --minutes outside the accepted range exits 2 before the machine is resolved. An unknown profile exits 3 and lists the machine's valid choices. An unknown or ambiguous machine also exits 3. An unreachable machine or missing readable platform profile support exits 4.

After validation, any remote write failure exits 1. This includes a refused sudo password, missing write privilege, systemd-run missing for a temporary profile, timer creation failure, or platform support disappearing between the read and write. Privilege failures include a hint to store or replace the sudo password. If timer creation fails after the profile write, the remote script restores the original profile and removes its saved state before reporting the failure.

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