Manual: btmgmt
btmgmt(1) Linux System Administration btmgmt(1)
Name
btmgmt - interactive bluetooth management tool
SYNOPSIS
btmgmt [--options] [commands]
DESCRIPTION
btmgmt(1) interactive bluetooth management tool. The tool issues commands to the Kernel using the Bluetooth Manage‐
ment socket, some commands may require net-admin capability in order to work since the Bluetooth Management interface
is considered a low-level interface meant for the likes of bluetoothd(8), it is not recommended for applications to
use it directly as it may result in unexpected behavior.
OPTIONS
-i/--index
Specify adapter index
-m-/-monitor
Enable monitor output
-t/--timeout
Timeout in seconds for non-interactive mode
-v/--version
Display version
-i/--init-script
Init script file
-h/--help
Display help
COMMANDS
main See bluetoothctl-mgmt(1)
monitor
See bluetoothctl-monitor(1)
AUTOMATION
Two common ways to automate the tool are to pass the commands directly like in the follow example:
btmgmt <
REPORTING BUGS
Copyright
Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public Licenses (LGPL).
BlueZ July 2023 btmgmt(1)