iw(8)

iw8

Show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration

Usage

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

OBJECT := {dev | phy | reg}

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

Options

--version

print version information and exit.

--debug

enable netlink message debugging.

Iw - command syntax

Object

dev <interface name>

- network interface.

phy <phy name>

- wireless hardware device (by name).

phy#<phy index>

- wireless hardware device (by index).

reg

- regulatory agent.

Command

Specifies the action to perform on the object. The set of possible actions depends on the object type. iw help will print all supported commands, while iw help command will print the help for all matching commands.

Releases

9 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 6.0
  2. 7
  3. 8–11
  4. 12–Arch

From iw 6.17-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.