LinuxCommandLibrary

bluetoothctl

Handling bluetooth devices from the shell.

TLDR

Enter the bluetoothctl shell

$ bluetoothctl
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List all known devices
$ bluetoothctl devices
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Power the Bluetooth controller on or off
$ bluetoothctl power [on|off]
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Pair with a device
$ bluetoothctl pair [mac_address]
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Remove a device
$ bluetoothctl remove [mac_address]
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Connect to a paired device
$ bluetoothctl connect [mac_address]
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Disconnect from a paired device
$ bluetoothctl disconnect [mac_address]
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Display help
$ bluetoothctl help
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DESCRIPTION

bluetoothctl ver 5.49 Usage:

bluetoothctl [options]

OPTIONS

--agent

Register agent handler: <capability>

--timeout

Timeout in seconds for non-interactive mode

--version

Display version

--help

Display help

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