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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" " [" id | type ]
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-J\fR, \fB\-\-json\fR
Use JSON output format.
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-noheadings\fR
Do not print a header line.
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR
Specify which output columns to print.  Use \-\-help to get a list of
available columns.
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-raw\fR
Use the raw output format.
.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[\fIid\fR|\fItype\fR]
List the current state of all available devices.  The full list has TYPE and
ID columns that one can use to limit the scope.  It is a good idea to check
with
.B list
command
.BR id " or " type
scope is appropriate before setting
.BR block " or " unblock .
Special
.B all
type string will match everything.
.TP
\fBblock \fBid\fR|\fBtype\fR
Disable the corresponding device.
.TP
\fBunblock \fBid\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.
.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 .