bluetoothctl-scan(1) Linux System Administration bluetoothctl-scan(1) (NAME) bluetoothctl-scan - bluetoothctl (SYNOPSIS) bluetoothctl [--options] [scan.commands] (discovery) SetDiscoveryFilter org.bluez.Adapter(5) . (SCAN COMMANDS) uuids / UUID. (Usage) > uuids [all/uuid1 uuid2 ...] (Uses) SetDiscoveryFilter org.bluez.Adapter(5) UUIDs [all/uuid1 uuid2 ...] UUID (: "all" UUID ) UUID > uuids Generic Access > uuids 0x1800 (Battery) > uuids 0x180F Generic Access > uuids 0x1800 0x180F (Environmental Sensing) > uuids 0x180A 0x180F 0x181A Generic Access UUID > uuids 00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb > uuids 00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb 0000180f-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb UUID ( ) > uuids all rssi / RSSI (pathloss). RSSI (advertisements) . dBm . (delta-threshold) RSSI . (Usage) > rssi [rssi] (Uses) SetDiscoveryFilter org.bluez.Adapter(5) RSSI [rssi] RSSI dBm ( ) RSSI > rssi RSSI >= -60 dBm ( ) > rssi -60 RSSI >= -80 dBm ( ) > rssi -80 RSSI >= -90 dBm ( ) > rssi -90 (RSSI >= -40 dBm) > rssi -40 ( ) > rssi -100 pathloss / (Pathloss) RSSI. (pathloss) . dB . RSSI . (Usage) > pathloss [pathloss] (Uses) SetDiscoveryFilter org.bluez.Adapter(5) Pathloss [pathloss] dB ( ) > pathloss 4 dB ( ) > pathloss 4 10 dB ( ) > pathloss 10 20 dB ( ) > pathloss 20 30 dB ( ) > pathloss 30 50 dB ( ) > pathloss 50 transport / (Transport). . auto . : o "auto": (interleaved scan) o "bredr": BR/EDR o "le": (LE) "le" "bredr" org.bluez.Error.Failed . "auto" LE BREDR . (Usage) > transport [auto/bredr/le] [auto/bredr/le] ( ) > transport (LE + BR/EDR) > transport auto (Low Energy) > transport le BR/EDR ( / Classic Bluetooth) > transport bredr duplicate-data / (Duplicate Data). . ManufacturerData ServiceData PropertiesChanged . (Usage) > duplicate-data [on/off] [on/off] ( ) > duplicate-data > duplicate-data on ( ) > duplicate-data off discoverable / (Discoverable). . . (Usage) > discoverable [on/off] [on/off] ( ) > discoverable > discoverable on > discoverable off pattern / (Pattern). . . OR . "" . (Usage) > pattern [value] [value] ( ) > pattern "Samsung" > pattern Samsung "iPhone" > pattern iPhone "Headphones" > pattern Headphones 00:11:22 > pattern 00:11:22 AA:BB:CC > pattern AA:BB:CC ( ) > pattern "" auto-connect / (Auto-connect). . (Usage) > auto-connect [on/off] [on/off] ( ) > auto-connect > auto-connect on ( ) > auto-connect off clear . (Usage) > clear [uuids/rssi/pathloss/transport/duplicate-data/discoverable/pattern/auto-connect] [uuids/rssi/pathloss/transport/duplicate-data/discoverable/pattern/auto-connect] () ( ) > clear UUID > clear uuids RSSI > clear rssi (pathloss) > clear pathloss (transport) > clear transport > clear duplicate-data > clear discoverable > clear pattern > clear auto-connect UUID RSSI > clear uuids rssi > clear transport pattern > clear pattern auto-connect RSSI > clear rssi pathloss discoverable (RESOURCES) (REPORTING BUGS) (COPYRIGHT) (LGPL) . BlueZ July 2023 bluetoothctl-scan(1)