hcitool(1)
NAME
hcitool - configure Bluetooth connections
SYNOPSIS
hcitool [-h] hcitool [-i <hciX>] [command [command parameters]]
DESCRIPTION
hcitool is used to configure Bluetooth connections and send some special command to Bluetooth devices. If no command is given, or if the option -h is used, hcitool prints some usage information and exits.
OPTIONS
-h Gives a list of possible commands
-i <hciX>
The command is applied to device hciX , which must be the name
of an installed Bluetooth device. If not specified, the command
will be sent to the first available Bluetooth device.
COMMANDS
dev Display local devices
inq Inquire remote devices. For each discovered device, Bluetooth
device address, clock offset and class are printed.
scan Inquire remote devices. For each discovered device, device name
are printed.
name <bdaddr>
Print device name of remote device with Bluetooth address
bdaddr.
info <bdaddr>
Print device name, version and supported features of remote
device with Bluetooth address bdaddr.
spinq Start periodic inquiry process. No inquiry results are printed.
epinq Exit periodic inquiry process.
cmd <ogf> <ocf> [parameters]
Submit an arbitrary HCI command to local device. ogf, ocf and
parameters are hexadecimal bytes.
con Display active baseband connections
cc [--role=m|s] [--pkt-type=<ptype>] <bdaddr>
Create baseband connection to remote device with Bluetooth
address bdaddr. Option --pkt-type specifies a list of allowed
packet types. <ptype> is a comma-separated list of packet
types, where the possible packet types are DM1, DM3, DM5, DH1,
DH3, DH5, HV1, HV2, HV3. Default is to allow all packet types.
Option --role can have value m (do not allow role switch, stay
master) or s (allow role switch, become slave if the peer asks
to become master). Default is m.
dc <bdaddr> [reason]
Delete baseband connection from remote device with Bluetooth
address bdaddr. The reason can be one of the Bluetooth HCI
error codes. Default is 19 for user ended connections. The value
must be given in decimal.
sr <bdaddr> <role>
Switch role for the baseband connection from the remote device
to master or slave.
cpt <bdaddr> <packet types>
Change packet types for baseband connection to device with
Bluetooth address bdaddr. packet types is a comma-separated
list of packet types, where the possible packet types are DM1,
DM3, DM5, DH1, DH3, DH5, HV1, HV2, HV3.
rssi <bdaddr>
Display received signal strength information for the connection
to the device with Bluetooth address bdaddr.
lq <bdaddr>
Display link quality for the connection to the device with
Bluetooth address bdaddr.
tpl <bdaddr> [type]
Display transmit power level for the connection to the device
with Bluetooth address bdaddr. The type can be 0 for the
current transmit power level (which is default) or 1 for the
maximum transmit power level.
afh <bdaddr>
Display AFH channel map for the connection to the device with
Bluetooth address bdaddr.
lp <bdaddr> [value]
With no value, displays link policy settings for the connection
to the device with Bluetooth address bdaddr. If value is given,
sets the link policy settings for that connection to value.
Possible values are RSWITCH, HOLD, SNIFF and PARK.
lst <bdaddr> [value]
With no value, displays link supervision timeout for the
connection to the device with Bluetooth address bdaddr. If
value is given, sets the link supervision timeout for that
connection to value slots, or to infinite if value is 0.
auth <bdaddr>
Request authentication for the device with Bluetooth address
bdaddr.
enc <bdaddr> [encrypt enable]
Enable or disable the encryption for the device with Bluetooth
address bdaddr.
key <bdaddr>
Change the connection link key for the device with Bluetooth
address bdaddr.
clkoff <bdaddr>
Read the clock offset for the device with Bluetooth address
bdaddr.
clock [bdaddr] [which clock]
Read the clock for the device with Bluetooth address bdaddr.
The clock can be 0 for the local clock or 1 for the piconet
clock (which is default).
lescan [--privacy] [--passive] [--whitelist] [--discovery=g|l]
[--duplicates]
Start LE scan
leinfo [--static] [--random] <bdaddr>
Get LE remote information
lewladd [--random] <bdaddr>
Add device to LE White List
lewlrm <bdaddr>
Remove device from LE White List
lewlsz Read size of LE White List
lewlclr
Clear LE White List
lerladd [--local irk] [--peer irk] [--random] <bdaddr>
Add device to LE Resolving List
lerlrm <bdaddr>
Remove device from LE Resolving List
lerlclr
Clear LE Resolving List
lerlsz Read size of LE Resolving List
lerlon Enable LE Address Resolution
lerloff
Disable LE Address Resolution
lecc [--static] [--random] <bdaddr> | [--whitelist]
Create a LE Connection
ledc <handle> [reason]
Disconnect a LE Connection
lecup <handle> <min> <max> <latency> <timeout>
LE Connection Update
AUTHORS
Written by Maxim Krasnyansky <maxk@qualcomm.com> and Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org> man page by Fabrizio Gennari <fabrizio.gennari@philips.com>
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