hcidump(8) -- Linux man page

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

hcidump reads raw HCI data coming from and going to a Bluetooth device (which can be specified with the option -i, default is the first available one) and prints to screen commands, events and data in a human-readable form. Optionally, the dump can be written to a file rather than parsed, and the dump file can be parsed in a subsequent moment.  

OPTIONS

-h

Prints usage info and exits

-i <hciX>

Data is read from hciX, which must be the name of an installed Bluetooth device. If not specified, and if -r option is not set, data is read from the first available Bluetooth device.

-s <len>, --snap-len=<len>

Sets max length of processed packets to len.

-p <psm>, --psm=<psm>

Sets default Protocol Service Multiplexer to psm.

-m <compid>, --manufacturer=<compid>

Sets default company id for manufacturer to compid.

-w <file>, --save-dump=<file>

Parse output is not printed to screen, instead data read from device is saved in file file. The saved dump file can be subsequently parsed with option -r.

-r <file>, --read-dump=<file>

Data is not read from a Bluetooth device, but from file file. file is crated with option -w.

-t, --ts

Prepend a time stamp to every packet.

-a, --ascii

For every packet, not only is the packet type displayed, but also all data in ASCII.

-x, --hex

For every packet, not only is the packet type displayed, but also all data in hex.

-X, --ext

For every packet, not only is the packet type displayed, but also all data in hex and ASCII.

-R, --raw

Raw mode: do not display packet type, only data.

-C, --cmtp

Sets the PSM value for the CAPI Message Transport Protocol

-H, --hcrp

Sets the PSM value for the Hardcopy Control Channel

FILTERS

AUTHORS

man page by Fabrizio Gennari <fabrizio.gennari@philips.com>