HCITOP(1)

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version 4.3.1 · 2 versions
, in alpine 3.24, debian trixie, ubuntu questing

💖 HCITOP(1) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the hcitop page from the General Commands Manual — she's a lil' command, she's a whole vibe, and by the end of this you're gonna know her like the back of your hand. no cap. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

hcitop</puruple> — a simple dynamic view of HCI activity. that's it, that's the girl. 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

hcitop [OPTION]...

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so here's the tea ☕: hcitop gives you a dynamic, real-time view of activity statistics for each HCI interface. every single one. she's watching. 👀

The view refreshes at regular intervals — and on demand whenever you press a key, because she's responsive like that. 💅

To quit the program, press the q key, or use Ctrl-C. either one, she's not picky, she just wants you to leave politely. 🫶

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • -h, --help — outputs a usage message and then dips. that's it, that's all. 🌈
  • -V, --version — outputs the version number and exits. iconic. show-off behavior honestly. 👑
  • -d SEC, --delay=SEC — sets the interval at which the statistics get refreshed. SEC is a number of seconds and may include a decimal point or exponent, so like, go feral with the math, she can handle it. 🔥

🎀 COLUMNS 🎀

here's what each column is giving, one by one:

  • HCI — the HCI name (like "hci0", etc.). name tag energy. 🏷️
  • BUS — the bus name (like "UART", "USB", etc.). where she rides. 🚌
  • ADDR — the Bluetooth device address. her address, but make it wireless. 📮
  • FLAGS — status flags of the HCI. see FLAGS below for the whole breakdown. ⬇️
  • RX — total amount of data received since the HCI was last brought up. all the incoming, bestie. 📥
  • TX — total amount of data transmitted since the HCI was last brought up. all the outgoing. 📤
  • RX/s — average rate of reception during the last refresh interval. per second, obviously. ⏱️
  • TX/s — average rate of transmission during the last refresh interval. same energy, other direction. ⏱️

🔥 FLAGS 🔥

So FLAGS is an array of flag characters showing the current status of the HCI. They show up in the following order, and here's the rule: the indicated letter appears when that flag is "TRUE", and a blank shows up when the flag is "FALSE". no in-between, she's binary like that. 💀

  • U — the interface is "Up". she's awake!! 🫶
  • N — the interface is initializing. give her a sec, she's loading. 🧚
  • R — the interface is running. she's moving, she's grooving. 🔥
  • P — Page scan is enabled. 📄
  • I — Inquiry scan is enabled. 🔍
  • A — Authentication is enabled. 🔐
  • E — Encryption is enabled. 🤫
  • Q — the interface is currently inquiring (scanning) remote devices. nosy in the best way. 👀
  • X — Raw mode is enabled. raw. unfiltered. main character energy. 💅

Copyright (c) 2016-2023 Arkadiusz Bokowy.

The bluez-alsa project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license. respect the license bestie, it's the rules. 🎀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Project web site

and that's the whole page, bestie!! ✨ this was BlueALSA v4.3.1, dated July 2023, and honestly? she ate. 💖 go forth and watch those HCI interfaces pop off. 🦋🎀💅

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