RFKILL(8)

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
    Use JSON output format.

-n, --noheadings
    Do not print a header line.

-o, --output
    Specify which output columns to print. Use --help to get a list of available columns.

--output-all
    Output all available columns.

-r, --raw
    Use the raw output format.

-h, --help
    Display help text and exit.

-V, --version
    Display version and exit.

ENVIRONMENT

LIBSMARTCOLS_DEBUG=all
    enables libsmartcols debug output.

LIBSMARTCOLS_DEBUG_PADDING=on
    use visible padding characters.

LIBSMARTCOLS_JSON=compact|lines
    Controls JSON output format when using --json. Supported values are compact for JSON output with minimal whitespace, and lines for JSON Lines format (one JSON object per line). If unset or set to any other value, pretty-printed JSON is used.

COMMANDS

help
    Display help text and exit.

event
    Listen for rfkill events and display them on stdout.

list [id|type ...]
    List the current state of all available devices. The command output format is deprecated, see the DESCRIPTION section. It is a good idea to check with list command id or type scope is appropriate before setting block or unblock. Special all type string will match everything. Use of multiple ID or type arguments is supported. Possible types are all, {wlan | wifi}, bluetooth, {uwb | ultrawideband}, wimax, wwan, gps, fm, nfc.

block id|type [...]
    Disable the corresponding device.

unblock id|type [...]
    Enable the corresponding device. If the device is hard-blocked, for example via a hardware switch, it will remain unavailable though it is now soft-unblocked.

toggle id|type [...]
    Enable or disable the corresponding device.

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 and The code has been later modified by and for the util-linux project.

This manual page was written by for the Debian project (and may be used by others).

SEE ALSO

powertop(8), systemd-rfkill(8),

REPORTING BUGS

For bug reports, use the

AVAILABILITY

The rfkill command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from