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.TH RFKILL "8" "2017-06-24" "util-linux" "System Administration"
.SH NAME
rfkill \- tool for enabling and disabling wireless devices
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B rfkill
.RI [ options ] " command" " [" index | type ]
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-\-help
Display help text and exit.
.TP
.B \-\-version
Display version information and exit.
.SH COMMANDS
.TP
.B help
Display help text and exit.
.TP
.B event
Listen for rfkill events and display them on stdout.
.TP
\fBlist \fR[\fIindex\fR|\fItype\fR]
List the current state of all available rfkill\-using devices, or just all
of the given type.
.TP
\fBblock \fBindex\fR|\fBtype\fR
Disable the corresponding device.
.TP
\fBunblock \fBindex\fR|\fBtype\fR
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.
.SS
INDEXES AND TYPES
.TS
tab(:);
left l l.
0:all
1:wifi
1:wlan (alias of wifi)
2:bluetooth
3:uwb
3:ultrawideband (alias of uwb)
4:wimax
5:wwan
6:gps
7:fm
8:nfc
.TE
.SH EXAMPLES
rfkill list
.br
rfkill block all
.br
rfkill unblock wlan
.SH AUTHORS
.B rfkill
was originally written by
.MT johannes@\:sipsolutions.\:net
Johannes Berg
.ME
and
.MT marcel@\:holtmann.\:org
Marcel Holtmann
.ME .
.PP
This manual page was written by
.MT linux@\:youmustbejoking.\:demon.\:co.uk
Darren Salt
.ME ,
for the Debian project (and may be used by others).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR powertop (8),
.UR https://\:git.\:kernel.\:org/\:pub/\:scm/\:linux/\:kernel/\:git/\:torvalds/\:linux.git/\:tree/\:Documentation/\:rfkill.txt
Linux kernel documentation
.UE
.SH AVAILABILITY
The rfkill command is part of the util\-linux package and is available from
.UR https://\:www.kernel.org\:/pub\:/linux\:/utils\:/util\-linux/
Linux Kernel Archive
.UE .