hcitool - configure Bluetooth connections
hcitool [-h]
hcitool [-i <hciX>] [command [command parameters]]
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.
- -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.
- 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.
- 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
Written by Maxim Krasnyansky <maxk@qualcomm.com> and Marcel
Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
man page by Fabrizio Gennari
<fabrizio.gennari@philips.com>