RFKILL(8) System Manager's Manual RFKILL(8)
NAME
rfkill - tool for enabling and disabling wireless devices
SYNOPSIS
rfkill [options] command
OPTIONS
--version
Show the version of rfkill.
COMMANDS
help Show rfkill's built-in help text.
event Listen for rfkill events and display them on stdout.
list [type]
List the current state of all available rfkill-using devices, or just all of the given type.
block index|type
Disable the device corresponding to the given index. type is one of "all", "wifi", "wlan", "bluetooth", "uwb", "ultrawideband",
"wimax", "wwan", "gps" or "fm".
unblock index|type
Enable the device corresponding to the given index. If the device is hard-blocked, e.g. via a hardware switch, it will remain
unavailable though it is now soft-unblocked.
AUTHORS
rfkill was originally written by Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> and Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>.
This manual page was written by Darren Salt <linux@youmustbejoking.demon.co.uk>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).
July 10, 2009 RFKILL(8)
