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/usr/bin/fdtput

Device Tree Compiler (dtc) for compiling and manipulating device tree source and binary files

From device-tree-compiler 1.8.1-r5 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running fdtput --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: write a property value to a device tree
	fdtput <options> <dt file> <node> <property> [<value>...]
	fdtput -c <options> <dt file> [<node>...]
	fdtput -r <options> <dt file> [<node>...]
	fdtput -d <options> <dt file> <node> [<property>...]

The command line arguments are joined together into a single value.
<type>	s=string, i=int, u=unsigned, x=hex, r=raw
	Optional modifier prefix:
		hh or b=byte, h=2 byte, l=4 byte (default)

Options: -[crdpt:vhV]
  -c, --create     Create nodes
  -r, --remove     Delete nodes (and any subnodes)
  -d, --delete     Delete properties if they already exist
  -p, --auto-path  Automatically create nodes as needed for the node path
  -t, --type <arg> Type of data
  -v, --verbose    Display each value decoded from command line
  -h, --help       Print this help and exit
  -V, --version    Print version and exit
Options (7)
OptionDescriptionSource
-c, --createCreate nodeshelp
-r, --removeDelete nodes (and any subnodes)help
-d, --deleteDelete properties if they already existhelp
-p, --auto-pathAutomatically create nodes as needed for the node pathhelp
-v, --verboseDisplay each value decoded from command linehelp
-h, --helpPrint this help and exithelp
-V, --versionPrint version and exithelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.