sdpcontrol(8)

NAME

sdpcontrol - SDP query utility

sdpcontrol -h
sdpcontrol -a address command [parameters ...]
sdpcontrol -l [-c path] command [parameters ...]

The sdpcontrol utility attempts to query the specified Ser
vice Discovery Protocol (SDP) server. Remote SDP servers are identified by
their address. Connection to the local SDP server is made via the
control
socket. The sdpcontrol utility uses Service Search At
tribute Requests and prints results to standard output and error messages to
standard error.
The options are as follows:
-a address: Connect to the remote device with the specified ad; dress. The
address can be specified as BD_ADDR or a name. If a; name was
specified, the sdpcontrol utility attempts to re; solve the name
via bt_gethostbyname(3).
-c path: Specify path to the control socket. The default; path is
/var/run/sdp.
-h Display usage message and exit.
-l Query the local SDP server via the control socket.
command: One of the supported commands (see below). The spe; cial command
help can be used to obtain a list of all supported; commands. To
get more information about a specific command, use; help command.
parameters: One or more optional space separated command parame; ters.

The currently supported node commands in sdpcontrol are:: Browse
Search

The sdpcontrol utility only implements client side function
ality.
The sdpcontrol utility only requests the following at
tributes from the SDP server:: 1. Service Record Handle
2. Service Class ID List
3. Protocol Descriptor List
4. Bluetooth Profile Descriptor List