---
name: "bluetooth.hosts"
section: "5"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bluetooth.hosts"
---

# bluetooth.hosts(5)

Bluetooth host name database

## NAME

**bluetooth.hosts** – Bluetooth host name database

## DESCRIPTION

The */etc/bluetooth/hosts* file contains information regarding the known Bluetooth hosts. For each Bluetooth host a single line should be present with the following information:

```
Bluetooth address
official host name
aliases
```

Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or tab characters. A ‘#’ indicates the beginning of a comment; characters up to the end of the line are not interpreted by routines which search the file.

Bluetooth addresses are specified as six hex bytes separated by columns (BD\_ADDR). Host names may contain any printable character other than a field delimiter, newline, or comment character.

## FILES

- */etc/bluetooth/hosts*

  ## SEE ALSO

[bluetooth(3)](/bluetooth/3.md)

## AUTHORS

Maksim Yevmenkin ⟨*m\_evmenkin@yahoo.com*⟩