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TUI for managing bluetooth on Linux
๐ก Prerequisites
A Linux based OS with bluez installed.
Note
You might need to install nerdfonts for the icons to be displayed correctly.
๐ Installation
๐ฅ Binary release
You can download the pre-built binaries from the release page release page
๐ฆ crates.io
You can install bluetui from crates.io
cargo install bluetui
๐ง Arch Linux
You can install bluetui from the extra repository:
pacman -S bluetui
๐ง Gentoo
emerge net-wireless/bluetui
๐งฐ X-CMD
If you are a user of x-cmd, you can run:
x install bluetui
โ๏ธ Build from source
Run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/pythops/bluetui
cd bluetui
cargo build --release
This will produce an executable file at target/release/bluetui that you can copy to a directory in your $PATH.
๐ช Usage
Global
Tab or l: Scroll down between different sections.
shift+Tab or h: Scroll up between different sections.
j or Down : Scroll down.
k or Up: Scroll up.
s: Start/Stop scanning.
ctrl+c or q: Quit the app. (Note: <Esc> can also quit if esc_quit = true is set in config)
Adapters
p: Enable/Disable the pairing.
o: Power on/off the adapter.
d: Enable/Disable the discovery.
Paired devices
u: Unpair the device.
Space or Enter: Connect/Disconnect the device.
t: Trust/Untrust the device.
f: Favorite/Unfavorite the device.
e: Rename the device.
New devices
Space or Enter: Pair the device.
Config
Keybindings can be customized in the default config file location $HOME/.config/bluetui/config.toml or from a custom path with -c
# Possible values: "Legacy", "Start", "End", "Center", "SpaceAround", "SpaceBetween"
layout = "SpaceAround"
# Window width
# Possible values: "auto" or a positive integer
width = "auto"
toggle_scanning = "s"
esc_quit = false # Set to true to enable Esc key to quit the app
[adapter]
toggle_pairing = "p"
toggle_power = "o"
toggle_discovery = "d"
[paired_device]
unpair = "u"
toggle_trust = "t"
toggle_favorite = "f"
rename = "e"
Contributing
- No AI slop.
- Only submit a pull request after having a prior issue or discussion.
- Keep PRs small and focused.
๐ Note
If you like bluetui and you are looking for a TUI to manage WiFi, checkout out impala
โ๏ธ License
GPLv3
โ๏ธ Credits
Bluetui logo: Marco Bulgarelli