HCITOOL(1) Linux System Administration HCITOOL(1)NAMEhcitool - configure Bluetooth connections
SYNOPSIShcitool [-h]
hcitool [-i <hciX>] [command [command parameters]]
DESCRIPTIONhcitool is used to configure Bluetooth connections and send some spe‐
cial command to Bluetooth devices. If no command is given, or if the
option -h is used, hcitool prints some usage information and exits.
OPTIONS-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.
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 <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>
Delete baseband connection from remote device with Bluetooth
address bdaddr.
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 Blue‐
tooth 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.
rssi <bdaddr>
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 Blue‐
tooth 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 cur‐
rent transmit power level (which is default) or 1 for the maxi‐
mum transmit power level.
afh <bdaddr>
Display AFH channel map for the connection to the device with
Bluetooth address bdaddr.
lst <bdaddr> [value]
With no value, displays link supervision timeout for the connec‐
tion 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).
AUTHORS
Written by Maxim Krasnyansky <maxk@qualcomm.com> and Marcel Holtmann
<marcel@holtmann.org>
man page by Fabrizio Gennari <fabrizio.gennari@philips.com>
BlueZ Nov 12 2002 HCITOOL(1)
