NAME
hcid - Bluetooth Host Controller Interface Daemon
SYNOPSIS
hcid
[
-n
] [
-f
config-file
]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the
hcid
daemon, which manages all the Bluetooth devices.
hcid
itself does not accept many command-line options, as most of its
configuration is done in the
hcid.conf
file, which has its own man page.
hcid
can also provide a number of services via the D-BUS message bus
system.
OPTIONS
I -n
Don't fork to run daemon in background.
I -d
Enable debug information output.
I -s
Enable internal SDP server.
I -m mtu-size
Use specific MTU size for SDP server.
I -f config-file
Use alternate configuration file instead of /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf
FILES
/etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf
Default location of the global configuration file.
/var/lib/bluetooth/nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn/linkkeys
Default location for link keys of paired devices. The directory
nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn
is the address of the local device. The file is line separated, with
the following columns separated by whitespace:
nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn Remote device address.
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Link key.
n Link type integer.
/var/lib/bluetooth/nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn/names
Default location for the device name cache. The directory
nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn
is the address of the local device. The file is line separated, with
the following columns separated by whitespace:
nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn Remote device address.
name Remote device name, terminated with newline.
/var/lib/bluetooth/nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn/features
Default location for the features cache. The directory
nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn
is the address of the local device. The file is line separated, with
the following columns separated by whitespace:
nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn Remote device address.
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Remote device LMP features coded as an 8 byte bitfield.
/var/lib/bluetooth/nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn/manufacturers
Default location for the manufacturers cache. The directory
nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn
is the address of the local device. The file is line separated, with
the following columns separated by whitespace:
nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn Remote device address.
n Remote device manufacturer integer.
n Remote device LMP version integer.
n Remote device LMP sub-version integer.
SEE ALSO
hcid.conf(5)
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Philipp Matthias Hahn and Fredrik Noring.