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[android-x86/external-wireless-tools.git] / wireless_tools / iwlist.8

diff --git a/wireless_tools/iwlist.8 b/wireless_tools/iwlist.8
index 7b3de73..2f0020e 100644 (file)
--- a/wireless_tools/iwlist.8
+++ b/wireless_tools/iwlist.8
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" Jean II - HPLB - 96
 .\" iwlist.8
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 .\" Jean II - HPLB - 96
 .\" iwlist.8
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-.TH IWLIST 8 "23 June 2004" "wireless-tools" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH IWLIST 8 "13 April 2006" "wireless-tools" "Linux Programmer's Manual"

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@@ -11,21 +11,29 @@ iwlist \- Get more detailed wireless information from a wireless interface
 .\" SYNOPSIS part
 .\"
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .\" SYNOPSIS part
 .\"
 .SH SYNOPSIS

-.BI "iwlist " interface " scanning"
+.BI "iwlist [" interface "] scanning"

 .br
 .br

-.BI "iwlist " interface " frequency"
+.BI "iwlist [" interface "] frequency"

 .br
 .br

-.BI "iwlist " interface " rate"
+.BI "iwlist [" interface "] rate"

 .br
 .br

-.BI "iwlist " interface " key"
+.BI "iwlist [" interface "] keys"

 .br
 .br

-.BI "iwlist " interface " power"
+.BI "iwlist [" interface "] power"

 .br
 .br

-.BI "iwlist " interface " txpower"
+.BI "iwlist [" interface "] txpower"

 .br
 .br

-.BI "iwlist " interface " retry"
+.BI "iwlist [" interface "] retry"

 .br
 .br

-.BI "iwlist " interface " event"
+.BI "iwlist [" interface "] event"
+.br
+.BI "iwlist [" interface "] auth"
+.br
+.BI "iwlist [" interface "] wpakeys"
+.br
+.BI "iwlist [" interface "] genie"
+.br
+.BI "iwlist [" interface "] modulation"

 .br
 .BI "iwlist --help"
 .br
 .br
 .BI "iwlist --help"
 .br


@@ -58,10 +66,15 @@ the card supports.
 Triggering scanning is a privileged operation
 .RI ( root
 only) and normal users can only read left-over scan results. By
 Triggering scanning is a privileged operation
 .RI ( root
 only) and normal users can only read left-over scan results. By

-default, the way scanning is done (the scope of the scan) will be
-impacted by the current setting of the driver. Also, this command is
-supposed to take extra arguments to control the scanning behaviour,
-but this is currently not implemented.
+default, the way scanning is done (the scope of the scan) is dependant
+on the card and card settings.
+.br
+This command take optional arguments, however most drivers will ignore
+those. The option
+.B essid
+is used to specify a scan on a specific ESSID. The option
+.B last
+do not trigger a scan and read left-over scan results.

 .TP
 .BR freq [uency]/ channel
 Give the list of available frequencies in the device and the number of
 .TP
 .BR freq [uency]/ channel
 Give the list of available frequencies in the device and the number of


@@ -73,9 +86,9 @@ displayed and channel numbers.
 .BR rate / bit [rate]
 List the bit-rates supported by the device.
 .TP
 .BR rate / bit [rate]
 List the bit-rates supported by the device.
 .TP

-.BR key / enc [ryption]
-List the encryption key sizes supported and display all the encryption
-keys available in the device.
+.BR keys / enc [ryption]
+List the encryption key sizes supported and list all the encryption
+keys set in the device.

 .TP
 .B power
 List the various Power Management attributes and modes of the device.
 .TP
 .B power
 List the various Power Management attributes and modes of the device.


@@ -100,10 +113,27 @@ the card. See your driver documentation for details.
 .B event
 List the wireless events supported by the device.
 .TP
 .B event
 List the wireless events supported by the device.
 .TP

+.B auth
+List the WPA authentication parametes curently set.
+.TP
+.BR wpa [keys]
+List all the WPA encryption keys set in the device.
+.TP
+.B genie
+List the Generic Information Elements set in the device (used for WPA
+support).
+.TP
+.BR modu [lation]
+List the modulations supported by the device and the modulations
+currently enabled.
+.TP

 .B --version
 Display the version of the tools, as well as the recommended and
 current Wireless Extensions version for the tool and the various
 wireless interfaces.
 .B --version
 Display the version of the tools, as well as the recommended and
 current Wireless Extensions version for the tool and the various
 wireless interfaces.

+.TP
+.B --help
+Display short help message.

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