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1 .TH IW 8 "16 September 2008" "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 ip
10 .RI [ " OPTIONS " ] " OBJECT " { " COMMAND " | "
11 .BR help " }"
12 .sp
13
14 .ti -8
15 .IR OBJECT " := { "
16 .BR dev " | " phy " | " reg " }"
17 .sp
18
19 .ti -8
20 .IR OPTIONS " := { --debug }"
21
22 .SH OPTIONS
23
24 .TP
25 .BR " --debug"
26 enable netlink message debugging.
27
28 .SH IW - COMMAND SYNTAX
29
30 .SS
31 .I OBJECT
32
33 .TP
34 .B dev
35 - network interface.
36
37 .TP
38 .B phy
39 - wireless hardware device.
40
41 .SS
42 .I COMMAND
43
44 Specifies the action to perform on the object.
45 The set of possible actions depends on the object type.
46 .B iw help
47 will print all supported commands.
48
49 .SH SEE ALSO
50 .BR ip (8)