source: networking/netprogs/iw.xml

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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY iw-download-http "https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/iw/iw-&iw-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY iw-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY iw-md5sum        "a63e81b0dcae9caf9ed3a20f2c445a07">
  <!ENTITY iw-size          "156 KB">
  <!ENTITY iw-buildsize     "5 MB">
  <!ENTITY iw-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="iw" xreflabel="iw-&iw-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="iw.html"?>


  <title>iw-&iw-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="iw">
    <primary sortas="a-iw">iw</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to iw</title>

    <para>
      <application>iw</application> is a new nl80211 based CLI configuration
      utility for wireless devices. It supports all new drivers that have been
      added to the kernel recently. The old tool
      <application>iwconfig</application>, which uses Wireless Extensions
      interface, is deprecated and it's strongly recommended to switch to
      <application>iw</application> and nl80211.
    </para>

    &lfs121_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&iw-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&iw-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &iw-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &iw-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &iw-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &iw-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">iw Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref linkend="libnl"/>
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required (Runtime)</bridgehead>
    <para role="nodump">
      <!-- nodump because the section is completely for human -->
      <xref linkend="wireless-kernel"/>
    </para>


  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="kernel" id='iw-kernel'>
    <title>Kernel Configuration</title>

    <indexterm zone="iw iw-kernel">
      <primary sortas="d-iw-devices">iw</primary>
    </indexterm>

    <para>
      To use <application>iw</application>, the kernel must have the
      appropriate drivers and other support available.  Read
      <xref linkend='wireless-kernel'/> for details.
    </para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of iw</title>

    <para>
      To install <application>iw</application>,
      use the following commands:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>sed -i "/INSTALL.*gz/s/.gz//" Makefile &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      This package does not come with a test suite.
    </para>

    <para>
      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para>
      <command>sed ...</command>: Install uncompressed manual pages
      in accordance with other man pages.
    </para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>iw</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="iw-prog">
        <term><command>iw</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            shows / manipulates wireless devices and their configuration
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="iw iw-prog">
            <primary sortas="b-iw">iw</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>