BTDEVCTL(8) | System Manager's Manual | BTDEVCTL(8)

# NAME

`btdevctl` —
Bluetooth remote device control utility

# SYNOPSIS

`btdevctl` | [`-A` | `-D`] [`-qv`] [`-m` mode] `-a` address `-d` device `-s` service

# DESCRIPTION

The `btdevctl` utility is used to configure bluetooth devices in the system. Normally, `btdevctl` will perform an SDP query to the remote device as needed, and cache the results in the /var/db/btdevctl.plist file for later use. If neither Attach nor Detach is specified, `btdevctl` will display the configuration.

The options are:

`-A`
  Attach device
`-a` address
  Remote device address. The address may be given as BDADDR or a name. If a name was specified, `btdevctl` attempts to resolve the name via bt_gethostbyname(3).
`-D`
  Detach device
`-d` device
  Local device address. May be given as BDADDR or device name.
`-m` mode
  Connection link mode. The following modes are supported:

  none
    clear previously set mode.
  auth
    require devices be paired, see btpin(1).
  encrypt
    auth, plus enable encryption.
  secure
    encryption, plus change of link key.

  When configuring the HID service, `btdevctl` will set ‘auth’ by default, or ‘encrypt’ for keyboard devices. If the device cannot handle authentication, then the mode will need to be cleared manually.

`-q`
  Ignore any cached data and perform a SDP query for the given service.
`-s` service
  Service to configure. Known services are:

  `HID`
    Human Interface Device.
  `HF`
    Handsfree.
  `HSET`
    Headset.
`-v`
  Be verbose.

For device configurations to persist across boots, add entries to the /etc/bluetooth/btdevctl.conf file and ensure the rc.conf(5) variable bluetooth is set to YES.

# FILES

/etc/bluetooth/btdevctl.conf
/dev/bthub
/var/db/btdevctl.plist

# EXIT STATUS

The `btdevctl` utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

# SEE ALSO

btpin(1), bthidev(4), bthub(4), btsco(4), rc.conf(5)

See the Bluetooth chapter of “The NetBSD Guide” for detailed examples of configuring keyboards, mice, and audio headsets.

# HISTORY

Parts of the `btdevctl` program originated in the FreeBSD `bthidcontrol` program.

# AUTHORS

Iain Hibbert for Itronix, Inc.
Maksim Yevmenkin <m_evmenkin@yahoo.com>

December 26, 2012 | NetBSD 9.4