---
name: "iw"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "iw"
version: "6.17-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/iw"
---

# iw(8)

show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration

## NAME

iw - show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration

## SYNOPSIS

**iw** \[ *OPTIONS* \] { **help** \[ *command* \] **\|***OBJECT* *COMMAND* }

*OBJECT* := {  **dev** \| **phy** \| **reg** }

*OPTIONS* := { --version \| --debug }

## OPTIONS

- **--version**

  print version information and exit.

- **--debug**

  enable netlink message debugging.

## IW - COMMAND SYNTAX

### *OBJECT*

- **dev \<interface name\>**

  \- network interface.

- **phy \<phy name\>**

  \- wireless hardware device (by name).

- **phy#\<phy index\>**

  \- wireless hardware device (by index).

- **reg**

  \- regulatory agent.

### *COMMAND*

Specifies the action to perform on the object. The set of possible actions depends on the object type. **iw help** will print all supported commands, while **iw help command** will print the help for all matching commands.

## SEE ALSO

[**ip**(8)](/ip/8.md), [**crda**(8)](/crda/8.md), [**regdbdump**(8)](/regdbdump/8.md), [**regulatory.bin**(5)](/regulatory.bin/5.md).

Documentation at kernel wiki ⟨https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw⟩.