IW(8) Linux IW(8)

# [NAME](#NAME)

iw - show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**iw** \[ *OPTIONS* ] { **help** \[ *command* ] **|** *OBJECT* *COMMAND* }

*OBJECT* := { **dev** | **phy** | **reg** }

*OPTIONS* := { --version | --debug }

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

[**--version**](#version)

print version information and exit.

[**--debug**](#debug)

enable netlink message debugging.

# [IW - COMMAND SYNTAX](#IW_-_COMMAND_SYNTAX)

## [*OBJECT*](#OBJECT)

[**dev <interface name>**](#dev)

\- network interface.

[**phy <phy name>**](#phy)

\- wireless hardware device (by name).

[**phy#<phy index>**](#phy__phy)

\- wireless hardware device (by index).

[**reg**](#reg)

\- regulatory agent.

## [*COMMAND*](#COMMAND)

Specifies the action to perform on the object. The set of possible actions depends on the object type. **iw help** will print all supported commands, while **iw help command** will print the help for all matching commands.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**ip**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/iw/ip.8), [**crda**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/iw/crda.8), [**regdbdump**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/iw/regdbdump.8), [**regulatory.bin**(5)](/man/enterprise-packages/iw/regulatory.bin.5).

[Documentation at kernel wiki](https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw).

22 November 2020 iw

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Document: iw(8) from iw 6.17-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jberg/iw.git