iw-event
Monitor wireless (nl80211) events from the kernel
TLDR
Monitor all wireless events
$ iw event
Print a timestamp with each event$ iw event -t
Print a relative timestamp with each event$ iw event -r
Also show frequency information for events$ iw event -f
SYNOPSIS
iw event [-t] [-r] [-f]
DESCRIPTION
iw event listens on the nl80211 multicast groups and prints wireless events as the kernel emits them. Typical events include scan results becoming available, (dis)connections, authentication and association state changes, regulatory-domain updates, and interface state transitions.It runs until interrupted, making it useful for watching what happens during connection attempts or for debugging driver and supplicant behaviour in real time.
PARAMETERS
-t
Prefix each event with an absolute timestamp.-r
Prefix each event with a timestamp relative to the previous event.-f
Include frequency information in the event output.
INSTALL
sudo apt install iw
sudo dnf install iw
sudo pacman -S iw
sudo apk add iw
sudo zypper install iw
nix profile install nixpkgs#iw
SEE ALSO
iw(8), iwconfig(8), wpa_supplicant(8)
