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/usr/bin/hcitool

Tools for the Bluetooth protocol stack

From bluez 5.88-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-07 by running hcitool --help (exit 0). permalink

hcitool - HCI Tool ver 5.88
Usage:
	hcitool [options] <command> [command parameters]
Options:
	--help	Display help
	-i dev	HCI device
Commands:
	dev 	Display local devices
	inq 	Inquire remote devices
	scan	Scan for remote devices
	name	Get name from remote device
	info	Get information from remote device
	spinq	Start periodic inquiry
	epinq	Exit periodic inquiry
	cmd 	Submit arbitrary HCI commands
	con 	Display active connections
	cc  	Create connection to remote device
	dc  	Disconnect from remote device
	sr  	Switch central/peripheral role
	cpt 	Change connection packet type
	rssi	Display connection RSSI
	lq  	Display link quality
	tpl 	Display transmit power level
	afh 	Display AFH channel map
	lp  	Set/display link policy settings
	lst 	Set/display link supervision timeout
	auth	Request authentication
	enc 	Set connection encryption
	key 	Change connection link key
	clkoff	Read clock offset
	clock	Read local or remote clock
	lescan	Start LE scan
	leinfo	Get LE remote information
	lealadd	Add device to LE Accept List
	lealrm	Remove device from LE Accept List
	lealsz	Read size of LE Accept List
	lealclr	Clear LE Accept List
	lewladd	Deprecated. Use lealadd instead.
	lewlrm	Deprecated. Use lealrm instead.
	lewlsz	Deprecated. Use lealsz instead.
	lewlclr	Deprecated. Use lealclr instead.
	lerladd	Add device to LE Resolving List
	lerlrm	Remove device from LE Resolving List
	lerlclr	Clear LE Resolving List
	lerlsz	Read size of LE Resolving List
	lerlon	Enable LE Address Resolution
	lerloff	Disable LE Address Resolution
	lecc	Create a LE Connection
	ledc	Disconnect a LE Connection
	lecup	LE Connection Update

For more information on the usage of each command use:
	hcitool <command> --help
Options (3)
OptionDescriptionSource
--helpDisplay helphelp
-i devHCI devicehelp
-hGives a list of possible commands (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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