usbreset(1) — Linux manual page

usbreset(1)                Linux USB Utilities                usbreset(1)

NAME         top

       usbreset - send a USB port reset to a USB device

SYNOPSIS         top

       usbreset [ device ]

DESCRIPTION         top

       usbreset is a utility that performs resets on USB devices.  It is
       particularly useful for situations where a USB device is
       unresponsive or exhibits erratic behavior.  The USB device to be
       reset can be specified in one of three formats:

       VVVV:PPPP
              Reset by vendor and product IDs

       BBB/DDD
              Reset by bus and device number

       SN:SERIAL
              Reset by serial number

       Product
              Reset by product name

       When run without any arguments, usbreset provides usage
       information and a list of connected USB devices, including their
       vendor and product IDs, bus and device numbers, and product names.

RETURN VALUE         top

       If the specified device is not found, a non-zero exit code is
       returned.

EXAMPLES         top

       Reset device with vendor ID 1234 and product ID 5678:
              usbreset 1234:5678

       Reset device 002 on bus 001:
              usbreset 001/002

       Reset device with serial number ABCDEF0
              usbreset SN:ABCDEF0

       Reset device named USB2.0 Hub:
              usbreset "USB2.0 Hub"

SEE ALSO         top

       lsusb(8).

AUTHOR         top

       Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>

COLOPHON         top

       This page is part of the usbutils (USB utilities for Linux)
       project.  Information about the project can be found at 
       ⟨http://www.linux-usb.org/⟩.  If you have a bug report for this
       manual page, send it to linux-usb@vger.kernel.org.  This page was
       obtained from the project's upstream Git repository
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usbutils                     04 January 2024                  usbreset(1)

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