BTDEVCTL(8)

BTDEVCTL(8) | System Manager's Manual | BTDEVCTL(8)

# NAME

btdevctl — Bluetooth remote device control utility

# SYNOPSIS

btdevctl | [-A | -D] [-qv] [-m mode] -a address -d device -s service

# DESCRIPTION

The btdevctl utility is used to configure bluetooth devices in the system. Normally, btdevctl will perform an SDP query to the remote device as needed, and cache the results in the /var/db/btdevctl.plist file for later use. If neither Attach nor Detach is specified, btdevctl will display the configuration.

The options are:

-A
  Attach device
-a address
  Remote device address. The address may be given as BDADDR or a name. If a name was specified, btdevctl attempts to resolve the name via bt_gethostbyname(3).
-D
  Detach device
-d device
  Local device address. May be given as BDADDR or device name.
-m mode
  Connection link mode. The following modes are supported:

  none
    clear previously set mode.
  auth
    require devices be paired, see btpin(1).
  encrypt
    auth, plus enable encryption.
  secure
    encryption, plus change of link key.

  When configuring the HID service, btdevctl will set ‘auth’ by default, or ‘encrypt’ for keyboard devices. If the device cannot handle authentication, then the mode will need to be cleared manually.

-q
  Ignore any cached data and perform a SDP query for the given service.
-s service
  Service to configure. Known services are:

  HID
    Human Interface Device.
  HF
    Handsfree.
  HSET
    Headset.
-v
  Be verbose.

For device configurations to persist across boots, add entries to the /etc/bluetooth/btdevctl.conf file and set the rc.conf(5) variable btdevctl to YES.

# FILES

/etc/bluetooth/btdevctl.conf
/dev/bthub
/var/db/btdevctl.plist

# EXIT STATUS

The btdevctl utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

# SEE ALSO

btpin(1), bthidev(4), bthub(4), btsco(4), rc.conf(5)

See the Bluetooth chapter of “The NetBSD Guide” for detailed examples of configuring keyboards, mice, and audio headsets.

# HISTORY

Parts of the btdevctl program originated in the FreeBSD bthidcontrol program.

# AUTHORS

Iain Hibbert for Itronix, Inc. Maksim Yevmenkin <m_evmenkin@yahoo.com>

December 26, 2012 | NetBSD 7.0