diff --git a/motd.sh b/motd.sh
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+echo
+echo "Laptop battery: $(acpi | awk '{print $4,$3,$5,$6}')"
+echo
+echo "Backlight: $(brightnessctl g)/$(brightnessctl max) ($(echo "scale=2; $(brightnessctl g) / $(brightnessctl max) * 100" | bc)%)"
+echo