1HCID(8)                   System management commands                   HCID(8)
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NAME

6       hcid - Bluetooth Host Controller Interface Daemon
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SYNOPSIS

10       hcid [ -n ] [ -f config-file ]
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DESCRIPTION

14       This  manual  page documents briefly the hcid daemon, which manages all
15       the Bluetooth devices.  hcid itself does not accept  many  command-line
16       options,  as  most  of its configuration is done in the hcid.conf file,
17       which has its own man page.  hcid can also provide a number of services
18       via the D-BUS message bus system.
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OPTIONS

21       -n     Don't fork to run daemon in background.
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23       -d     Enable debug information output.
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25       -s     Enable internal SDP server.
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28              Use   alternate   configuration   file   instead  of  /etc/blue‐
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FILES

32       /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf
33              Default location of the global configuration file.
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36       /var/lib/bluetooth/nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn/linkkeys
37              Default location for link keys of paired devices. The  directory
38              nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn  is  the address of the local device. The file
39              is line separated,  with  the  following  columns  separated  by
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42              nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn Remote device address.
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44              nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Link key.
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49       /var/lib/bluetooth/nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn/names
50              Default  location  for  the  device  name  cache.  The directory
51              nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn is the address of the local device.  The  file
52              is  line  separated,  with  the  following  columns separated by
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61              Default  location  for  the  features   cache.   The   directory
62              nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn  is  the address of the local device. The file
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68              nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn  Remote  device LMP features coded as an 8 byte
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73              Default location for  the  manufacturers  cache.  The  directory
74              nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn  is  the address of the local device. The file
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SEE ALSO

88       hcid.conf(5)
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AUTHOR

91       This  manual page was written by Philipp Matthias Hahn and Fredrik Nor‐
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96hcid - HCI daemon                 March 2004                           HCID(8)