1RFKILL(8)                   System Manager's Manual                  RFKILL(8)
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NAME

6       rfkill - tool for enabling and disabling wireless devices
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SYNOPSIS

9       rfkill [options] command
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OPTIONS

12       --version
13              Show the version of rfkill.
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COMMANDS

16       help   Show rfkill's built-in help text.
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18       event  Listen for rfkill events and display them on stdout.
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20       list [type]
21              List the current state of all available rfkill-using devices, or
22              just all of the given type.
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24       block index|type
25              Disable the device corresponding to the given  index.   type  is
26              one  of  "all",  "wifi", "wlan", "bluetooth", "uwb", "ultrawide‐
27              band", "wimax", "wwan", "gps" or "fm".
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29       unblock index|type
30              Enable the device corresponding  to  the  given  index.  If  the
31              device  is  hard-blocked,  e.g.  via  a hardware switch, it will
32              remain unavailable though it is now soft-unblocked.
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AUTHORS

35       rfkill was  originally  written  by  Johannes  Berg  <johannes@sipsolu‐
36       tions.net> and Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>.
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38       This  manual  page  was  written  by  Darren  Salt <linux@youmustbejok‐
39       ing.demon.co.uk>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).
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43                                 July 10, 2009                       RFKILL(8)