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⚡ TLDR: iw (tldr-pages)

Show and manipulate wireless devices.

Scan for available wireless networks
iw dev {{wlanX}} scan
Join an open wireless network
iw dev {{wlanX}} connect {{ssid}}
Close the current connection
iw dev {{wlanX}} disconnect
Show information about the current connection
iw dev {{wlanX}} link
List all physical and logical wireless network interfaces
iw dev
List all wireless capabilities for all physical hardware interfaces
iw phy
List the kernel's current wireless regulatory domain information
iw reg get
Display help
iw help

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)