Command line interface

(available since version 1.3.4)

NBFC comes with a command line interface: nbfc.exe
It lets you configure and control the NoteBook FanControl service.

Upon start the service will always load the last working settings, consisting of:

• fan control service status (enabled/disabled)
• selected config
• fan speeds

Synopsis

nbfc.exe [--version] [--help] <command> [<args>]

Commands

start
Start the service.

stop
Stop the service.

status [options]
Get the service status.

options:

-a, --all                  Show service and fan status
-s, --service              Show service status only
-f, --fan [<indices>]      Show fan status only (fan index is zero based)

config [options]
List or apply existing configs.

options:

-a, --apply <cfg-name>     Load and apply a config

set [options]
Set the fan speed.

options:

-a, --auto                 Set fan speed to 'auto'
-s, --speed <value>        Set fan speed (range: 0-100)
-f, --fan <index>          Fan index (zero based)

Examples

Show service and fan status: nbfc.exe status
The all option may be omitted.

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Show the status of the first fan: nbfc.exe status -f
If no fan index is provided, it defaults to 0.

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Show the status of the second and third fan: nbfc.exe status -f 1 2

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Load and apply a config: nbfc.exe config -a "HP ProBook 6465b"
The config name is the filename without extension.

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Set the speed of fan 0 to 50%: nbfc.exe set -s 50
If no fan index is provided, it defaults to 0.

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Set the speed of fan 1 to 50%: nbfc.exe set -f 1 -s 50

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Set the speed of fan 0 to 'auto': nbfc.exe set -a
Alternatively: nbfc.exe set 101
If you try to set an invalid fan speed, the fan will be set to 'auto' instead.

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