IW(8)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, this is iw(8), the Linux manual page for iw. It's here to show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration. That's the whole assignment. No cap. 💅✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

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

OBJECT := { dev | phy | reg }

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

✨ OPTIONS ✨

• --version — print version information and exit. It's giving "bye, here's my version." ✨
• --debug — enable netlink message debugging. Turn this on when you want to see the netlink messages doing their thing. 🫖

✨ IW - COMMAND SYNTAX ✨

Here's the tea: you pick an OBJECT, then you give it a COMMAND. The commands that work depend on the object type. It's giving choose-your-own-wireless-adventure. 🌈

✨ OBJECT ✨

• dev <interface name> — a network interface. The little network bestie. 🛜
• phy <phy name> — a wireless hardware device (by name). The actual radio hardware, but you're calling it by name. 📡
• phy#<phy index> — a wireless hardware device (by index). Same hardware energy, but numbered. 🔢
• reg — the regulatory agent. The rules girlie. 👑

✨ COMMAND ✨

The command specifies the action to perform on the object. The set of possible actions depends on the object type. So don't come for every object with every command — it's not like that. 🙈

Type iw help and it will print all supported commands, while iw help command will print the help for all matching commands. That's your cheat sheet, bestie. 💖

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• ip(8)
• crda(8)
• regdbdump(8)
• regulatory.bin(5)

Also: Documentation at kernel wiki. Go read if you want the deep lore. 📚

okay that's the whole page, mwah. This was iw, dated 22 November 2020, from section 8 (IW(8)) — stay wireless, bestie 💖✨