IW(8) Linux IW(8)

iw - show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration


iw [ OPTIONS ] { help [ command ] | OBJECT COMMAND }

OBJECT := { dev | phy | reg }

OPTIONS := { --version | --debug }

print version information and exit.
enable netlink message debugging.

- network interface.
- wireless hardware device (by name).
- wireless hardware device (by index).
- regulatory agent.

Specifies the action to perform on the object. The set of possible actions depends on the object type. iw help will print all supported commands, while iw help command will print the help for all matching commands.

ip(8), crda(8), regdbdump(8), regulatory.bin(5).

Documentation at kernel wiki.

22 November 2020 iw