RFKILL(8) System Administration RFKILL(8)
NAME
rfkill - tool for enabling and disabling wireless devices
SYNOPSIS
rfkill [options] [command] [ID|type ...]
DESCRIPTION
rfkill lists, enabling and disabling wireless devices.
The command "list" output format is deprecated and maintained for
backward compatibility only. The new output format is the default when
no command is specified or when the option --output is used.
The default output is subject to change. So whenever possible, you
should avoid using default outputs in your scripts. Always explicitly
define expected columns by using the --output option together with a
columns list in environments where a stable output is required.
OPTIONS
-J, --json
Use JSON output format.
-n, --noheadings
Do not print a header line.
-o, --output
Specify which output columns to print. Use --help to get a list of
available columns.
--output-all
Output all available columns.
-r, --raw
Use the raw output format.
--help
Display help text and exit.
--version
Display version information and exit.
COMMANDS
help
Display help text and exit.
event
Listen for rfkill events and display them on stdout.
list [id|type ...]
List the current state of all available devices. The command output
format is deprecated, see the section DESCRIPTION. It is a good
idea to check with list command id or type scope is appropriate
before setting block or unblock. Special all type string will match
everything. Use of multiple ID or type arguments is supported.
block id|type [...]
Disable the corresponding device.
unblock id|type [...]
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.
toggle id|type [...]
Enable or disable the corresponding device.
EXAMPLE
rfkill --output ID,TYPE
rfkill block all
rfkill unblock wlan
rfkill block bluetooth uwb wimax wwan gps fm nfc
AUTHORS
rfkill was originally written by Johannes Berg
<johannes@sipsolutions.net> and Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>.
The code has been later modified by Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi> and
Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> for the util-linux project.
This manual page was written by Darren Salt
<linux@youmustbejoking.demon.co.uk> for the Debian project (and may be
used by others).
SEE ALSO
powertop(8), systemd-rfkill(8), Linux kernel documentation
<https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/driver-api/rfkill.rst>
REPORTING BUGS
For bug reports, use the issue tracker at
https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues.
AVAILABILITY
The rfkill command is part of the util-linux package which can be
downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive
<https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.
util-linux 2.37.2 2021-06-02 RFKILL(8)
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