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IWPRIV(8)		   Linux Programmer's Manual		     IWPRIV(8)

NAME
       iwpriv - configure optionals (private) parameters of a wireless network
       interface

SYNOPSIS
       iwpriv [interface]
       iwpriv interface private-command [private-parameters]
       iwpriv interface private-command [I] [private-parameters]
       iwpriv interface --all

DESCRIPTION
       Iwpriv is the companion tool to iwconfig(8).  Iwpriv deals with parame‐
       ters  and setting specific to each driver (as opposed to iwconfig which
       deals with generic ones).

       Without any argument, iwpriv list the available private commands avail‐
       able  on	 each  interface,  and the parameters that they require. Using
       this information, the user may apply those interface specific  commands
       on the specified interface.

       In  theory, the documentation of each device driver should indicate how
       to use those interface specific commands and their effect.

PARAMETERS
       private-command [private-parameters]
	      Execute the specified private-command on the interface.
	      The command may optionally take or require  arguments,  and  may
	      display  information. Therefore, the command line parameters may
	      or may not be needed and should match the command	 expectations.
	      The  list	 of commands that iwpriv displays (when called without
	      argument) should give you some hints about those parameters.
	      However you should refer to the device driver documentation  for
	      information on how to properly use the command and the effect.

       private-command [I] [private-parameters]
	      Idem,  except  that I (an integer) is passed to the command as a
	      Token Index.  Only some command will use the Token  Index	 (most
	      will  ignore  it),  and the driver documentation should tell you
	      when it's needed.

       -a/--all
	      Execute and display all the private commands that don't take any
	      arguments (i.e.  read only).

DISPLAY
       For each device which support private commands, iwpriv will display the
       list of private commands available.

       This include the name of the private command, the number	 or  arguments
       that may be set and their type, and the number or arguments that may be
       display and their type.

       For example, you may have the following display :
       eth0	 Available private ioctl :
		 setqualthr (89F0) : set   1 byte & get	  0
		 gethisto (89F7) : set	 0	& get  16 int

       This indicate that you may set the quality  threshold  and  display  an
       histogram of up to 16 values with the following commands :
	 iwpriv eth0 setqualthr 20
	 iwpriv eth0 gethisto

AUTHOR
       Jean Tourrilhes - jt@hpl.hp.com

FILES
       /proc/net/wireless

SEE ALSO
       iwconfig(8), iwlist(8), iwevent(8), iwspy(8), wireless(7).

net-tools			31 October 1996			     IWPRIV(8)
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