RFKILL
Section: System Administration (8)
Updated: 2017-07-06
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NAME
rfkill - tool for enabling and disabling wireless devices
SYNOPSIS
rfkill
[
options]
[
command]
[
id|type ...]
DESCRIPTION
rfkill
lists, enabling and disabling wireless devices.
The command "list" output format is deprecated and maintained for backward
compatibility only. The new output format is the default when no command is
specified or when the option --output is used.
The default output is subject to change. So whenever possible, you should
avoid using default outputs in your scripts. Always explicitly define expected
columns by using the --output option together with a columns list in
environments where a stable output is required.
OPTIONS
- -J, --json
-
Use JSON output format.
- -n, --noheadings
-
Do not print a header line.
- -o, --output
-
Specify which output columns to print. Use --help to get a list of
available columns.
- --output-all
-
Output all available columns.
- -r, --raw
-
Use the raw output format.
- --help
-
Display help text and exit.
- --version
-
Display version information and exit.
COMMANDS
- help
-
Display help text and exit.
- event
-
Listen for rfkill events and display them on stdout.
- list [id|type ...]
-
List the current state of all available devices. The command output format is deprecated, see the section DESCRIPTION.
It is a good idea to check with
list
command
id or type
scope is appropriate before setting
block or unblock.
Special
all
type string will match everything. Use of multiple
id or type
arguments is supported.
- block id|type [...]
-
Disable the corresponding device.
- unblock id|type [...]
-
Enable the corresponding device. If the device is hard-blocked, for example
via a hardware switch, it will remain unavailable though it is now
soft-unblocked.
EXAMPLE
rfkill --output ID,TYPE
rfkill block all
rfkill unblock wlan
rfkill block bluetooth uwb wimax wwan gps fm nfc
AUTHORS
rfkill
was originally written by
Johannes Berg
and
Marcel Holtmann
The code has been later modified by
Sami Kerola
and
Karel Zak
for util-linux project.
This manual page was written by
Darren Salt
for the Debian project (and may be used by others).
SEE ALSO
powertop(8),
systemd-rfkill(8),
Linux kernel documentation
AVAILABILITY
The rfkill command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
Linux Kernel Archive