scripts/thinkpad/kbd_backlight.pl

#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;

my $maxfile = "/sys/class/leds/tpacpi\:\:kbd_backlight/max_brightness";
my $current = "/sys/class/leds/tpacpi\:\:kbd_backlight/brightness";

my ($max, $now, $new);
if (open(my $m, '<', $maxfile)) {
        $max = readline($m);
        chomp $max;
        close($m);
} else {
        print "Failed to read $maxfile\n";
        exit;
}

if (open(my $c, '<', $current)) {
        $now = readline($c);
        chomp $now;
        close($c);
} else {
        print "Failed to read $current\n";
        exit;
}

if (open(my $fh, '>', $current)) {
        $new = (($now+1) % ($max+1));
        chomp $new;
        print $fh $new;
        close($fh);
} else {
        print "Failed to write $current\n";
        exit;
}
#print STDERR "$new\n";