nmcli device
Manage network interfaces and establish new Wi-Fi connections using NetworkManager.
This subcommand can also be called with nmcli d
.
More information: https://networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/nmcli.html.
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Print the statuses of all network interfaces:
nmcli device status
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Print the available Wi-Fi access points:
nmcli device wifi
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Connect to a Wi-Fi network with the specified SSID (you will be prompted for a password):
nmcli --ask device wifi connect {{ssid}}
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Print the password and QR code for the current Wi-Fi network:
nmcli device wifi show-password
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