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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. -d Enable debug information output. -s Enable internal SDP server. -m mtu-size Use specific MTU size for SDP server. -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)