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pm-suspend-hybrid is a power management option in Linux. (and is a command)

What it does is that it copies your RAM to your hard drive (like hibernate), but it puts your system in suspend/standby.

The advantages is that if your laptop runs out of battery, or you have a power outage when your computer is in this mode, you don't lose your stuff, or have an unsafe shutdown. If you don't have a power outage, its just like waking it up from suspend/standby.

I think it would take it longer to go into this mode as it requires the data in the RAM to be copied to the swap.

It also would need a name, that would allow users to have a better idea of what it does as opposed to hibernate or sleep. IMHO, it should not be a combination of two English words, like "sleepernate", because might not translate well into different languages.

Microsoft calls their implementation "hybrid sleep", which is what the default "sleep" command in Windows Vista/7 actually does.

If we call suspend-to-RAM just "suspend" then the word "sleep" is freed up for pm-suspend-hybrid. Just a thought.

I would think that a name that better describes what it does, or at least gives the user an idea of its behavior would be better... ...Anyone know if there is a word for "sleeping on the run" or something of that nature?

I would think that a name that better describes what it does, or at least gives the user an idea of its behavior would be better... ...Anyone know if there is a word for "sleeping on the run" or something of that nature?

"Cat nap"!