nmcli connection

Manage connections with NetworkManager. This subcommand can also be called with nmcli c. More information: https://networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/nmcli.html.

• List all NetworkManager connections (shows name, UUID, type and device):
  nmcli connection
• Activate a connection:
  nmcli connection up uuid {{uuid}}
• Deactivate a connection:
  nmcli connection down uuid {{uuid}}
• Create an auto-configured dual stack connection:
  nmcli connection add ifname {{interface_name}} type {{ethernet}} ipv4.method {{auto}} ipv6.method {{auto}}
• Create a static IPv6-only connection:
  nmcli connection add ifname {{interface_name}} type {{ethernet}} ip6 {{2001:db8::2/64}} gw6 {{2001:db8::1}} ipv6.dns {{2001:db8::1}} ipv4.method {{ignore}}
• Create a static IPv4-only connection:
  nmcli connection add ifname {{interface_name}} type {{ethernet}} ip4 {{10.0.0.7/8}} gw4 {{10.0.0.1}} ipv4.dns {{10.0.0.1}} ipv6.method {{ignore}}
• Create a VPN connection using OpenVPN from an OVPN file:
  nmcli connection import type {{openvpn}} file {{path/to/vpn_config.ovpn}}