Manual: hcitool

hcitool(1)					 Linux System Administration					  hcitool(1)

Name
       hcitool - Configure Bluetooth connections

SYNOPSIS
       hcitool -h

       hcitool COMMAND --help

       hcitool [-i hciX] [COMMAND [PARAMETERS]]

DESCRIPTION
       hcitool(1)  is used to configure Bluetooth connections and send some special command to Bluetooth devices. If no com‐
       mand is given, or if the option -h is used, hcitool prints some usage information and exits.

OPTIONS
       -i 
	      The command is applied to device hciX, which must be the name of an installed Bluetooth device. If not  speci‐
	      fied, the command will be sent to the first available Bluetooth device.

       -h     Gives a list of possible commands

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 
	      Print device name of remote device with Bluetooth address bdaddr.

       info 
	      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   [parameters]
	      Submit an arbitrary HCI command to local device. ogf, ocf and parameters are hexadecimal bytes.

       con    Display active baseband connections

       cc [--role=c|p] [--pkt-type=] 
	      Create baseband connection to remote device with Bluetooth address bdaddr.

	      Option --pkt-type specifies a list  of  allowed 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. Default is to allow
	      all packet types.

	      Option  --role can have value c (do not allow role switch, stay central) or p (allow role switch,	 become	 pe‐
	      ripheral if the peer asks to become central). Default is c.

       dc  [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  
	      Switch role for the baseband connection from the remote device to central or peripheral.

       cpt  
	      Change packet types for baseband connection to device with Bluetooth address bdaddr. ptypes is  a	 comma-sepa‐
	      rated list of packet types, where the possible packet types are DM1, DM3, DM5, DH1, DH3, DH5, HV1, HV2, HV3.

       rssi 
	      Display received signal strength information for the connection to the device with Bluetooth address bdaddr.

       lq 
	      Display link quality for the connection to the device with Bluetooth address bdaddr.

       tpl  [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 
	      Display AFH channel map for the connection to the device with Bluetooth address bdaddr.

       lp  [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  [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 
	      Request authentication for the device with Bluetooth address bdaddr.

       enc  [encrypt]
	      enable or disable the encryption for the device with Bluetooth address bdaddr.

       key 
	      Change the connection link key for the device with Bluetooth address bdaddr.

       clkoff 
	      Read the clock offset for the device with Bluetooth address bdaddr.

       clock [bdaddr] [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] [--acceptlist] [--discovery=g|l] [--duplicates]
	      Start LE scan

       leinfo [--static] [--random] 
	      Get LE remote information

       lealadd [--random] 
	      Add device to LE Accept List

       lealrm 
	      Remove device from LE Accept List

       lealsz Read size of LE Accept List

       lealclr
	      Clear LE Accept List

       lerladd [--local_irk] [--peer_irk] [--random] 
	      Add device to LE Resolving List

       lerlrm 
	      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]  | [--acceptlist]
	      Create a LE Connection

       ledc  [reason]
	      Disconnect a LE Connection

       lecup     
	      LE Connection Update

RESOURCES
       

REPORTING BUGS
       

Author
       Maxim  Krasnyansky  ,	 Marcel	 Holtmann  ,  Fabrizio  Gennari  

Copyright
       Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public Licenses (LGPL).

BlueZ							Nov 12, 2002						  hcitool(1)