BLUETOOTH-MESHD(8) Linux Connectivity BLUETOOTH-MESHD(8)
NAME
bluetooth-meshd - Bluetooth Mesh daemon
SYNOPSIS
bluetooth-meshd [options ...]
DESCRIPTION
Daemon for managing Bluetooth Mesh connections on Linux.
OPTIONS
-h, --help
Print bluetooth-meshd options and exit.
-n, --nodetach
Enable logging in foreground. Directs log output to the control-
ling terminal in addition to syslog.
-i <type>, --io <type>
Specifies I/O interface type:
auto - Use first available controller: via MGMT interface if ker-
nel supports it, otherwise, via raw HCI socket.
generic:[hci]<index> - Use generic HCI io on interface hci<in-
dex>.
unit:<fd_path>- Specifies open file descriptor for daemon test-
ing.
By default, if no type is specified, uses auto I/O on the first
available controller.
-c <file>, --config <file>
Specifies an explicit config file path instead of relying on the
default path(/etc/bluetooth/mesh-main.conf) for the config file.
-s <dir_path>, --storage <dirpath>
Specifies an explicit storage directory path instead of the de-
fault path(/var/lib/bluetooth/mesh) for storing mesh node(s) con-
figuration.
-d, --debug
Enable debug output.
-b, --dbus-debug
Enable D-Bus debug output.
FILES
/etc/bluetooth/mesh-main.conf
Location of the global configuration file containing mesh daemon
settings.
RESOURCES
<http://www.bluez.org>
REPORTING BUGS
<linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org>
COPYRIGHT
Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU Lesser
General Public Licenses (LGPL).
BlueZ March 2021 BLUETOOTH-MESHD(8)
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