---
name: "bluetooth-sendto"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnome-bluetooth-3.0"
version: "47.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bluetooth-sendto"
---

# bluetooth-sendto(1)

GTK application for transferring files over Bluetooth

## NAME

bluetooth-sendto - GTK application for transferring files over Bluetooth

## SYNOPSIS

**bluetooth-sendto** \[--device=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX \[--name=NAME\]\] \[file...\]

## DESCRIPTION

*bluetooth-sendto* will display a dialog for transferring files over Bluetooth. *bluetooth-sendto* is part of gnome-bluetooth, see also https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeBluetooth

## OPTIONS

- \--device

  Define the device address to send the file(s) to.

- \--name

  Define the device name to send the file(s) to. If omitted it will be auto detected.

- file

  The file(s) to send to the device. If omitted a chooser will be displayed.

## AUTHOR

Marcel Holtmann \<marcel@holtmann.org\>

## LICENSE

bluetooth-sendto is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA