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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
        --version
              print version information and exit.


        --debug
              enable netlink message debugging.


IW - COMMAND SYNTAX
   OBJECT
       dev <interface name>
              - network interface.


       phy <phy name>
              - wireless hardware device (by name).

       phy#<phy index>
              - 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.  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 ⟨https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw⟩.



iw                                        22 November 2020                                     IW(8)

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