bluetooth and the command line

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juicymixx@hotmail.com - 24 Jan 2006 20:31 GMT

Hey, has anyone figured out how to control bluetooth (blued) via the
command line (in OS X)? I'm talking simple stuff like turning it on
and off, or seeing what's connected to it, scanning for more devices,
etc.

In linux, I could turn to BlueZ and use the utilities there. Is there
a binary of BlueZ that can run in OS X using blued? That is, I don't
want to replace blued, I'd just rather use the utilities in BlueZ to
control/interrogate blued...

Thanks.

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Warren Oates - 24 Jan 2006 23:23 GMT

> Hey, has anyone figured out how to control bluetooth (blued) via the
> command line (in OS X)? I'm talking simple stuff like turning it on
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>
> Thanks.

Doesn't look like it:

from the blued man page:

"The Bluetooth daemon handles SDP transactions, link key management, and
incoming connection acceptance. It cannot be used directly by the user."

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bluetooth and the command line