NMCLI

Getting help

Getting help:

nmcli help

Getting help on the general section:

nmcli general help

Connections

Turn on wifi

nmcli radio wifi on

Turn off wifi

nmcli radio wifi off

Show all connections:

nmcli connection show

Show all active connections:

nmcli connection show --active

Delete a network configuration:

nmcli connection delete UUID

Activate a connection

nmcli connection up UUID

Devices

List all the devices

nmcli device

How to connect to a wifi access point

List all the available access point:

nmcli device wifi

Rescan for available access points:

nmcli device wifi rescan

Connect to a wifi access point specified by a SSID (EEE)

nmcli device wifi connect EEE password '123456...'

Eg

nmcli device wifi connect "Vodafone Free WiFi"

Resources