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] [ID|type ...]
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DESCRIPTION

12       rfkill lists, enabling and disabling wireless devices.
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14       The command "list" output format is deprecated and maintained for
15       backward compatibility only. The new output format is the default when
16       no command is specified or when the option --output is used.
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18       The default output is subject to change. So whenever possible, you
19       should avoid using default outputs in your scripts. Always explicitly
20       define expected columns by using the --output option together with a
21       columns list in environments where a stable output is required.
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OPTIONS

24       -J, --json
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28           Do not print a header line.
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30       -o, --output
31           Specify which output columns to print. Use --help to get a list of
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34       --output-all
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37       -r, --raw
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40       -h, --help
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43       -V, --version
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COMMANDS

47       help
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50       event
51           Listen for rfkill events and display them on stdout.
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53       list [id|type ...]
54           List the current state of all available devices. The command output
55           format is deprecated, see the DESCRIPTION section. It is a good
56           idea to check with list command id or type scope is appropriate
57           before setting block or unblock. Special all type string will match
58           everything. Use of multiple ID or type arguments is supported.
59           Possible types are all, {wlan | wifi}, bluetooth, {uwb |
60           ultrawideband}, wimax, wwan, gps, fm, nfc.
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62       block id|type [...]
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66           Enable the corresponding device. If the device is hard-blocked, for
67           example via a hardware switch, it will remain unavailable though it
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70       toggle id|type [...]
71           Enable or disable the corresponding device.
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EXAMPLE

74             rfkill --output ID,TYPE
75             rfkill block all
76             rfkill unblock wlan
77             rfkill block bluetooth uwb wimax wwan gps fm nfc
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AUTHORS

80       rfkill was originally written by Johannes Berg
81       <johannes@sipsolutions.net> and Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>.
82       The code has been later modified by Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi> and
83       Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> for the util-linux project.
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85       This manual page was written by Darren Salt
86       <linux@youmustbejoking.demon.co.uk> for the Debian project (and may be
87       used by others).
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REPORTING BUGS

94       For bug reports, use the issue tracker at
95       https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues.
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AVAILABILITY

98       The rfkill command is part of the util-linux package which can be
99       downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive
100       <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.
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