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RFKILL
Section: System Administration (8) Updated: 202-1-15 Index
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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
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Use JSON output format.
-n, --noheadings
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Do not print a header line.
-o, --output
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Specify which output columns to print. Use --help to get a list of available columns.
--output-all
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Output all available columns.
-r, --raw
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Use the raw output format.
-h, --help
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Display help text and exit.
-V, --version
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Display version and exit.
COMMANDS
help
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Display help text and exit.
event
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Listen for rfkill events and display them on stdout.
list [id|type ...]
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List the current state of all available devices. The command output format is deprecated, see the DESCRIPTION section. 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. Possible types are all, {wlan | wifi}, bluetooth, {uwb | ultrawideband}, wimax, wwan, gps, fm, nfc.
block id|type [...]
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Disable the corresponding device.
unblock id|type [...]
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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.
toggle id|type [...]
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Enable or disable the corresponding device.
EXAMPLE
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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
and
The code has been later modified by
and
for the util-linux project.
This manual page was written by
for the Debian project (and may be used by others).
SEE ALSO
powertop(8),
systemd-rfkill(8),
https://docs.kernel.org/drive-api/rfkill.html <L>Linux kernel documentation
REPORTING BUGS
For bug reports, use the
https://github.com/uti-linux/uti-linux/issues <L>issue tracker
AVAILABILITY
The rfkill command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/uti-linux/ <L>Linux Kernel Archive
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- COMMANDS
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- EXAMPLE
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- AUTHORS
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- SEE ALSO
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- REPORTING BUGS
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