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

-n, --noheadings

-o, --output

--output-all

-r, --raw

-h, --help

-V, --version

COMMANDS¶

help

event

list [id|type ...]

block id|type [...]

unblock id|type [...]

toggle id|type [...]

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://docs.kernel.org/driver-api/rfkill.html>

REPORTING BUGS¶

For bug reports, use the issue tracker at <https://github.com/util-linux/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/>.