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/usr/bin/wdctl

Misc binaries for util-linux

From util-linux-misc 2.42.4-r2 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running wdctl --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage:
 wdctl [options] [<device> ...]

Show the status of the hardware watchdog.

Options:
 -f, --flags <list>     print selected flags only
 -F, --noflags          don't print information about flags
 -I, --noident          don't print watchdog identity information
 -n, --noheadings       don't print headings for flags table
 -O, --oneline          print all information on one line
 -o, --output <list>    output columns of the flags
 -p, --setpretimeout <sec> set watchdog pre-timeout
 -g, --setpregovernor <name> set pre-timeout governor
 -r, --raw              use raw output format for flags table
 -T, --notimeouts       don't print watchdog timeouts
 -s, --settimeout <sec> set watchdog timeout
 -x, --flags-only       print only flags table (same as -I -T)

 -h, --help             display this help
 -V, --version          display version

No default device is available.

Available output columns:
          FLAG  flag name
   DESCRIPTION  flag description
        STATUS  flag status
   BOOT-STATUS  flag boot status
        DEVICE  watchdog device name

For more details see wdctl(8).
Options (14)
OptionDescriptionSource
-f, --flags listPrint only the specified flags.help + man
-F, --noflagsDo not print information about flags.help + man
-I, --noidentDo not print watchdog identity information.help + man
-n, --noheadingsDo not print a header line for flags table.help + man
-O, --onelinePrint all wanted information on one line in key="value" output format.help + man
-o, --output listDefine the output columns to use in table of watchdog flags.help + man
-r, --rawuse raw output format for flags tablehelp + man
-T, --notimeoutsDo not print watchdog timeouts.help + man
-x, --flags-onlyprint only flags table (same as -I -T)help + man
-h, --helpDisplay help text and exit.help + man
-V, --versionDisplay version and exit.help + man
-p, --setpretimeout secondsSet the watchdog pre-timeout in seconds. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-g, --setpregovernor governorSet pre-timeout governor name. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-s, --settimeout secondsSet the watchdog timeout in seconds. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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