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+#!/bin/bash
+
+brightness_file=/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness
+maxbrightness_file=/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/max_brightness
+
+brightness=$(< $brightness_file)
+maxbrightness=$(< $maxbrightness_file)
+let target=$1+$brightness
+#for testing:
+#echo "Actual bright: $brightness; Max: $maxbrightness; Target: $target"
+if [ $target -gt $maxbrightness ]
+then
+ echo "Value too big. Target: $target; max: $maxbrightness"
+elif [ 0 -gt $target ]
+then
+ echo "Value too low. Target: $target"
+else
+ echo $target | tee $brightness_file
+ echo "New brightness: $target/$maxbrightness"
+fi