---
name: "ciptool"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bluez-deprecated-tools"
version: "5.87-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ciptool"
---

# ciptool(1)

Bluetooth Common ISDN Access Profile (CIP)

## Name

ciptool - Bluetooth Common ISDN Access Profile (CIP)

## SYNOPSIS

**ciptool** \[*OPTIONS*\] *COMMANDS*

## DESCRIPTION

**[ciptool(1)](/ciptool/1.md)** is used to set up, maintain, and inspect the CIP configuration of the Bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel.

## OPTIONS

- **-i** *\<hciX\|BDADDR\>*

  The command is applied to device *hciX* , which must be the name or the address of an installed Bluetooth device.

  If not specified, the command will be use the first available Bluetooth device.

- **-h, --help**

  Show help options

## COMMANDS

- **show**

  Display information about the connected devices.

- **search**

  Search for Bluetooth devices and connect to first one that offers CIP support.

- **connect \<*BDADDR*\> \[*PSM*\]**

  Connect the local device to the remote Bluetooth device on the specified *PSM* number. If no *PSM* is specified,  it will use the SDP to retrieve it from the remote device.

- **release \[*BDADDR*\]**

  Release a connection to the specific device. If no *BDADDR* is given and only one device is connected this will be released.

- **loopback \<*BDADDR*\> \[*PSM*\]**

  Create a connection to the remote device for Bluetooth testing. This command will not provide a CAPI controller, because it is only for testing the CAPI Message Transport Protocol.

## RESOURCES

\<http://www.bluez.org\>

## REPORTING BUGS

\<linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org\>

## Author

Marcel Holtmann \<marcel@holtmann.org\>

## Copyright

Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public Licenses (LGPL).