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bluetoothctl-mgmt - Management Submenu

NAME  SYNOPSIS  MGMT COMMANDS  select  revision  commands  config  info  extinfo  auto−power  power  discov  connectable  fast−conn  bondable  pairable  linksec  ssp  sc  hs  le  advertising  bredr  privacy  class  disconnect  con  find  find−service  stop−find  name  pair  cancelpair  unpair  keys  ltks  irks  block  unblock  add−uuid  rm−uuid  clr−uuids  local−oob  remote−oob  did  static−addr  public−addr  ext−config  debug−keys  conn−info  io−cap  scan−params  get−clock  add−device  del−device  clr−devices  bredr−oob  le−oob  advinfo  advsize  add−adv  rm−adv  clr−adv  add−ext−adv−params  add−ext−adv−data  appearance  phy  wbs  secinfo  expinfo  exp−debug  exp−privacy  exp−quality  exp−offload  read−sysconfig  set−sysconfig  get−flags  set−flags  RESOURCES  REPORTING BUGS  COPYRIGHT 

NAME

bluetoothctl-mgmt − Management Submenu

SYNOPSIS

bluetoothctl [−−options] [mgmt.commands]

MGMT COMMANDS

select

Select a different index

Usage

> select <index>

revision

Get the MGMT Revision

Usage

> revision

commands

List supported commands

Usage

> commands

config

Show configuration info

Usage

> config

info

Show controller info

Usage

> info

extinfo

Show extended controller info

Usage

> extinfo

auto−power

Power all available features

Usage

> auto−power

power

Toggle powered state

Usage

> power <on/off>

discov

Toggle discoverable state

Usage

> discov <yes/no/limited> [timeout]

connectable

Toggle connectable state

Usage

> connectable <on/off>

fast−conn

Toggle fast connectable state

Usage

> fast−conn <on/off>

bondable

Toggle bondable state

Usage

> bondable <on/off>

pairable

Toggle bondable state

Usage

> pairable <on/off>

linksec

Toggle link level security

Usage

> linksec <on/off>

ssp

Toggle SSP mode

Usage

> spp <on/off>

sc

Toggle SC support

Usage

> sc <on/off/only>

hs

Toggle HS support

Usage

> hs <on/off>

le

Toggle LE support

Usage

> le <on/off>

advertising

Toggle LE advertising

Usage

> advertise <on/off>

bredr

Toggle BR/EDR support

Usage

> bredr <on/off>

privacy

Toggle privacy support

Usage

> privacy <on/off> [irk]

class

Set device major/minor class

Usage

> class <major> <minor>

disconnect

Disconnect device

Usage

> disconnect [−t type] <remote address>

con

List connections

Usage

> con

find

Discover nearby devices

Usage

> find [−l|−b] [−L]

find−service

Discover nearby service

Usage

> find−service [−u UUID] [−r RSSI_Threshold] [−l|−b]

stop−find

Stop discovery

Usage

> stop−find [−l|−b]

name

Set local name

Usage

> name <name> [shortname]

pair

Pair with a remote device

Usage

> pair [−c cap] [−t type] <remote address>

cancelpair

Cancel pairing

Usage

> cancelpair [−t type] <remote address>

unpair

Unpair device

Usage

> unpair [−t type] <remote address>

keys

Load Link Keys

Usage

keys

ltks

Load Long Term Keys

Usage

> ltks

irks

Load Identity Resolving Keys

Usage

> irks [−−local index] [−−file file path]

block

Block Device

Usage

> block [−t type] <remote address>

unblock

Unblock Device

Usage

> unblock [−t type] <remote address>

add−uuid

Add UUID

Usage

> add−uuid <UUID> <service class hint>

rm−uuid

Remove UUID

Usage

> rm−uuid <UUID>

clr−uuids

Clear UUIDs

Usage

> clear−uuids

local−oob

Local OOB data

Usage

> local−oob

remote−oob

Remote OOB data

Usage

> remote−oob [−t <addr_type>] [−r <rand192>] [−h <hash192>] [−R <rand256>] [−H <hash256>] <addr>

did

Set Device ID

Usage

> did <source>:<vendor>:<product>:<version>

static−addr

Set static address

Usage

> static−addr <address>

public−addr

Set public address

Usage

> public−addr <address>

ext−config

External configuration

Usage

> ext−config <on/off>

debug−keys

Toggle debug keys

Usage

> debug−keys <on/off>

conn−info

Get connection information

Usage

> conn−info [−t type] <remote address>

io−cap

Set IO Capability

Usage

> io−cap <cap>

scan−params

Set Scan Parameters

Usage

> scan−params <interval> <window>

get−clock

Get Clock Information

Usage

> get−clock [address]

add−device

Add Device

Usage

> add−device [−a action] [−t type] <address>

del−device

Remove Device

Usage

> del−device [−t type] <address>

clr−devices

Clear Devices

Usage

> clr−devices

bredr−oob

Local OOB data (BR/EDR)

Usage

> bredr−oob

le−oob

Local OOB data (LE)

Usage

> le−oob

advinfo

Show advertising features

Usage

> advinfo

advsize

Show advertising size info

Usage

> advsize [options] <instance_id>

add−adv

Add advertising instance

Usage

> add−adv [options] <instance_id>

rm−adv

Remove advertising instance

Usage

> rm−adv <instance_id>

clr−adv

Clear advertising instances

Usage

> clr−adv

add−ext−adv−params

Add extended advertising params

Usage

> add−ext−adv−parms [options] <instance_id>

add−ext−adv−data

Add extended advertising data

Usage

> add−ext−adv−data [options] <instance_id>

appearance

Set appearance

Usage

> appearance <appearance>

phy

Get/Set PHY Configuration

Usage

> phy [LE1MTX] [LE1MRX] [LE2MTX] [LE2MRX] [LECODEDTX] [LECODEDRX] [BR1M1SLOT] [BR1M3SLOT] [BR1M5SLOT][EDR2M1SLOT] [EDR2M3SLOT] [EDR2M5SLOT][EDR3M1SLOT] [EDR3M3SLOT] [EDR3M5SLOT]

wbs

Toggle Wideband−Speech support

Usage

> wbs <on/off>

secinfo

Show security information

Usage

> secinfo

expinfo

Show experimental features

Usage

> expinfo

exp−debug

Set debug feature

Usage

> exp−debug <on/off>

exp−privacy

Set LL privacy feature

Usage

> exp−privacy <on/off>

exp−quality

Set bluetooth quality report feature

Usage

> exp−quality <on/off>

exp−offload

Toggle codec support

Usage

> exp−offload <on/off>

read−sysconfig

Read System Configuration

Usage

> read−sysconfig

set−sysconfig

Set System Configuration

Usage

> set−sysconfig <−v|−h> [options...]

get−flags

Get device flags

set−flags

Set device flags

Usage

> set−flags [−f flags] [−t type] <address>

RESOURCES

<http://www.bluez.org>

REPORTING BUGS

<linux−[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT

Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public Licenses (LGPL).


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se