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IW

Section: Linux (8)
Updated: 16 September 2008
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NAME

iw - show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration  

SYNOPSIS

iw [ OPTIONS ] { help | OBJECT COMMAND }

OBJECT := { dev | phy | reg }

OPTIONS := { --version | --debug }

 

OPTIONS

--version

print version information and exit.

--debug

enable netlink message debugging.

 

IW - COMMAND SYNTAX

 

OBJECT

dev <interface name>

- network interface.

phy <phy name>

- wireless hardware device (by name).

phy#<phy index>

- wireless hardware device (by index).

reg

- regulatory agent.

 

COMMAND

Specifies the action to perform on the object. The set of possible actions depends on the object type. iw help will print all supported commands.

 

SEE ALSO

ip(8), crda(8), regdbdump(8), regulatory.bin(5)

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw

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Index

NAME

SYNOPSIS

OPTIONS

IW - COMMAND SYNTAX

OBJECT

COMMAND

SEE ALSO

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