hcitop - a simple dynamic view of HCI activity

NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION OPTIONS COLUMNS FLAGS COPYRIGHT SEE ALSO

NAME

hcitop − a simple dynamic view of HCI activity

hcitop provides a dynamic real−time view of activity statistics for each HCI interface. The view is refreshed at regular intervals, and also on demand by pressing a key. To quit the program press the 'q' key, or use Ctrl−C.

OPTIONS

−h, −−help

Output a usage message and exit.

−V, −−version

Output the version number and exit.

−d SEC, −−delay=SEC

Set the interval at which the statistics are refreshed. SEC is a number of seconds and may include a decimal point or exponent.

COLUMNS

	HCI		The HCI name ("hci0", etc.).
	BUS		The bus name ("UART", "USB", etc.).
	ADDR		The Bluetooth device address.
	FLAGS		Status flags of the HCI. See FLAGS below.
	RX		Total amount of data received since the HCI was last brought up.
	TX		Total amount of data transmitted since the HCI was last brought up.
	RX/s		Average rate of reception during the last refresh interval.
	TX/s		Average rate of transmission during the last refresh interval.

FLAGS

An array of flag characters indicating the current status of the HCI. The flags are shown in the following order. The indicated letter appears when that flag is "TRUE", a blank is shown when the flag is "FALSE".

	U		The interface is "Up".
	N		The interface is initializing.
	R		The interface is running.
	P		Page scan is enabled.
	I		Inquiry scan is enabled.
	A		Authentication is enabled.
	E		Encryption is enabled.
	Q		The interface is currently inquiring (scanning) remote devices.
	X		Raw mode is enabled.

COPYRIGHT

The bluez−alsa project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.