iw.8

   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