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IW(8) Linux IW(8)

NAME

iw - show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration

SYNOPSIS


iw [ OPTIONS ] { help [ command ] | OBJECT COMMAND }

OBJECT := { dev | phy | reg }

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

OPTIONS

print version information and exit.

enable netlink message debugging.

IW - COMMAND SYNTAX

OBJECT

- network interface.

- wireless hardware device (by name).
- wireless hardware device (by index).

- 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, while iw help command will print the help for all matching commands.

SEE ALSO

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

Documentation at kernel wiki.

22 November 2020 iw