HCID(8) System management commands HCID(8)
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
-n Don’t fork to run daemon in background.
-f config-file
Use alternate configuration file instead of /etc/blue-
tooth/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 Nor-
ing.
hcid - HCI daemon March 2004 HCID(8)
