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.
  45
  46 .TP
  47 .B reg
  48 - regulatory agent.
  49
  50 .SS
  51 .I COMMAND
  52
  53 Specifies the action to perform on the object.
  54 The set of possible actions depends on the object type.
  55 .B iw help
  56 will print all supported commands.
  57
  58 .SH SEE ALSO
  59 .BR ip (8),
  60 .BR crda (8),
  61 .BR regdbdump (8),
  62 .BR regulatory.bin (5)
  63
  64 .BR http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw