iw - show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration
Contents
Iw - Command Syntax
OBJECTdev<interfacename>
- network interface.
phy<phyname>
- wireless hardware device (by name).
phy#<phyindex>
- 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.
iwhelp will print all supported commands, while iwhelpcommand will print the help for all matching
commands.
Name
iw - show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration
Options
--version
print version information and exit.
--debug
enable netlink message debugging.
See Also
ip(8), crda(8), regdbdump(8), regulatory.bin(5). Documentation at kernel wiki. iw 22 November 2020 IW(8)
Synopsis
iw [ OPTIONS ] { help [ command ] |OBJECTCOMMAND }
OBJECT := { dev | phy | reg }
OPTIONS := { --version | --debug }
