update nl80211.h

[thirdparty/iw.git] / iw.8

diff --git a/iw.8 b/iw.8
index 4d136677b72d5629d976d070de8c3ccd01e32b06..4ae55b8db78ca81c45ee2b39dabbc180ce0637b5 100644 (file)
--- a/iw.8
+++ b/iw.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH IW 8 "16 September 2008" "iw" "Linux"
+.TH IW 8 "22 November 2020" "iw" "Linux"
 .SH NAME
 iw \- show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ iw \- show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration
 .ad l
 .in +8
 .ti -8
-.B ip
-.RI [ " OPTIONS " ] " " { " 
-.BR help " |"
+.B iw
+.RI [ " OPTIONS " ] " " { "
+.BR help " [ "
+.RI ""command " ]"
+.BR "|"
 .RI ""OBJECT " " COMMAND " }"
 .sp
 
@@ -41,7 +43,10 @@ enable netlink message debugging.
 
 .TP
 .B phy <phy name>
-- wireless hardware device.
+- wireless hardware device (by name).
+.TP
+.B phy#<phy index>
+- wireless hardware device (by index).
 
 .TP
 .B reg
@@ -53,7 +58,18 @@ enable netlink message debugging.
 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.
+will print all supported commands, while
+.B iw help command
+will print the help for all matching commands.
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.BR ip (8)
+.P
+.BR ip (8),
+.BR crda (8),
+.BR regdbdump (8),
+.BR regulatory.bin (5).
+.
+.P
+.UR https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
+Documentation at kernel wiki
+.UE .