iw.8

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