autostart.sh

#!/bin/sh

# to enable the autostart, execute this script with your configuration of choice (same arguments as used for 'msiklm')
# this script will create a file '/etc/udev/rules.d/90-msiklm.rules' to activate the respective configuration at startup or wakeup
# further, this script can also undo this by calling it with the '--disable' argument

if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
    echo 'At least one argument is required'
    exit 1
fi

# location of the MSIKLM binary (maybe adjust this according to your install target)
msiklm='/usr/local/bin/msiklm'

# the rules file
file='/etc/udev/rules.d/90-msiklm.rules'

# autostart requires 'msiklm' to be installed
if [ ! -f $msiklm ]; then
    echo 'MSI Keyboard Light Manager is not installed, hence no autostart possible'
    exit 1
fi

if [ "$1" != '--disable' ]; then
    # activate the autostart

    if (sudo $msiklm $@); then
        echo 'Activating MSIKLM autostart...'
        sleep 1

        # redirection with '>' or '>>' takes place before 'sudo' is applied, hence not directly usable here
        run="ACTION==\"add\", ATTRS{idVendor}==\"1770\", ATTRS{idProduct}==\"ff00\", RUN+=\"$msiklm " # trailing space since the arguments will be added
        for arg in "$@"; do
            run="$run '$arg'"
        done
        run="$run\"";

        sudo sh -c "echo '# run MSIKLM to configure the keyboard illumination' > $file"
        echo $run | sudo tee -a $file > /dev/null

        sudo chmod 644 $file

        echo "Autostart rules file '$file' created"
    else
        echo "Input arguments are not valid for 'msiklm', use 'msiklm help' to get an overview of valid arguments"
        exit 1
    fi
else
    # deactivate the autostart

    echo 'Deactivating MSIKLM autostart...'
    sleep 1

    if [ -f $file ]; then
        echo 'Removing autostart rules file...'
        sleep 1

        sudo rm -v $file
    fi
fi