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.TH IW 8 "7 June 2012" "iw" "Linux"
.SH NAME
iw \- show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration
.SH SYNOPSIS

.ad l
.in +8
.ti -8
.B iw
.RI [ " OPTIONS " ] " " { "
.BR help " [ "
.RI ""command " ]"
.BR "|"
.RI ""OBJECT " " COMMAND " }"
.sp

.ti -8
.IR OBJECT " := { "
.BR dev " | " phy " | " reg " }"
.sp

.ti -8
.IR OPTIONS " := { --version | --debug }"

.SH OPTIONS

.TP
.BR " --version"
print version information and exit.

.TP
.BR " --debug"
enable netlink message debugging.

.SH IW - COMMAND SYNTAX

.SS
.I OBJECT

.TP
.B dev <interface name>
- network interface.

.TP
.B phy <phy name>
- wireless hardware device (by name).
.TP
.B phy#<phy index>
- wireless hardware device (by index).

.TP
.B reg
- regulatory agent.

.SS
.I COMMAND

Specifies the action to perform on the object.
The set of possible actions depends on the object type.
.B iw help
will print all supported commands, while
.B iw help command
will print the help for all matching commands.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR ip (8),
.BR crda (8),
.BR regdbdump (8),
.BR regulatory.bin (5)

.BR http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
Commit	Line	Data
	1	.TH IW 8 "7 June 2012" "iw" "Linux"
	2	.SH NAME
	3	iw \- show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5
	6	.ad l
	7	.in +8
	8	.ti -8
	9	.B iw
	10	.RI [ " OPTIONS " ] " " { "
	11	.BR help " [ "
	12	.RI ""command " ]"
	13	.BR "\|"
	14	.RI ""OBJECT " " COMMAND " }"
	15	.sp
	16
	17	.ti -8
	18	.IR OBJECT " := { "
	19	.BR dev " \| " phy " \| " reg " }"
	20	.sp
	21
	22	.ti -8
	23	.IR OPTIONS " := { --version \| --debug }"
	24
	25	.SH OPTIONS
	26
	27	.TP
	28	.BR " --version"
	29	print version information and exit.
	30
	31	.TP
	32	.BR " --debug"
	33	enable netlink message debugging.
	34
	35	.SH IW - COMMAND SYNTAX
	36
	37	.SS
	38	.I OBJECT
	39
	40	.TP
	41	.B dev <interface name>
	42	- network interface.
	43
	44	.TP
	45	.B phy <phy name>
	46	- wireless hardware device (by name).
	47	.TP
	48	.B phy#<phy index>
	49	- wireless hardware device (by index).
	50
	51	.TP
	52	.B reg
	53	- regulatory agent.
	54
	55	.SS
	56	.I COMMAND
	57
	58	Specifies the action to perform on the object.
	59	The set of possible actions depends on the object type.
	60	.B iw help
	61	will print all supported commands, while
	62	.B iw help command
	63	will print the help for all matching commands.
	64
	65	.SH SEE ALSO
	66	.BR ip (8),
	67	.BR crda (8),
	68	.BR regdbdump (8),
	69	.BR regulatory.bin (5)
	70
	71	.BR http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw