NetworkManager/man/nmcli.1.in

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.TH NMCLI "1" "8 August 2013"

.SH NAME
nmcli \- command\(hyline tool for controlling NetworkManager
.SH SYNOPSIS
.ad l
.B nmcli
.RI " [ " OPTIONS " ] " OBJECT " { " COMMAND " | "
.BR help " } "
.sp

.IR OBJECT " := { "
.BR general " | " networking " | " radio " | " connection " | " device
.RI " }"
.sp

.IR OPTIONS " := { "
.br
\fB\-t\fR[\fIerse\fR]
.br
\fB\-p\fR[\fIretty\fR]
.br
\fB\-m\fR[\fImode\fR] tabular | multiline
.br
\fB\-f\fR[\fIields\fR] <field1,field2,...> | all | common
.br
\fB\-e\fR[\fIscape\fR] yes | no
.br
\fB\-n\fR[\fIocheck\fR]
.br
\fB\-a\fR[\fIsk\fR]
.br
\fB\-w\fR[\fIait\fR] <seconds>
.br
\fB\-v\fR[\fIersion\fR]
.br
\fB\-h\fR[\fIelp\fR]
.br
.RI "}"

.SH DESCRIPTION
.B nmcli
is a command\(hyline tool for controlling NetworkManager and reporting on its status.
It is not meant as a full replacement for \fInm\(hyapplet\fP or other similar clients
but as a complementary utility to those programs.
The main usage for \fInmcli\fP is on servers, headless machines or for power users
who prefer the command line.
.P
Typical applications include:
.IP \(em 4
Initscripts: ifup/ifdown can utilize NetworkManager via \fInmcli\fP instead of
having to manage connections itself and possibly interfere with NetworkManager.
.IP \(em 4
Servers, headless machines: No GUI is available; then \fInmcli\fP can be used
to activate/deactivate connections.  However, if a connection requires a secret
in order to activate and if that secret is not stored at the system level,
\fInmcli\fP will not be able to activate it; it is currently unable to supply
the secrets to NetworkManager.
.IP \(em 4
User sessions: \fInmcli\fP can be used to activate/deactivate connections from
the command line, but a client with a secret agent (like \fInm\(hyapplet\fP) is needed
for supplying secrets not stored at the system level. Keyring dialogs and
password prompts may appear if this happens.
.SS \fIOPTIONS\fP
.TP
.B \-t, \-\-terse
Output is terse.  This mode is designed and suitable for computer (script)
processing.
.TP
.B \-p, \-\-pretty
Output is pretty. This causes \fInmcli\fP to produce easily readable outputs
for humans, i.e. values are aligned, headers are printed, etc.
.TP
.B \-m, \-\-mode tabular | multiline
Switch between \fItabular\fP and \fImultiline\fP output.
If omitted, default is \fItabular\fP for most commands. For the commands
producing more structured information, that cannot be displayed on a single
line, default is \fImultiline\fP. Currenly, they are:
.br
.nf
  'nmcli connection show configured <ID>'
  'nmcli connection show active <ID>'
  'nmcli device show'
.fi
\fItabular\fP   \(en Output is a table where each line describes a single entry.
Columns define particular properties of the entry.
.br
\fImultiline\fP \(en Each entry comprises multiple lines, each property on its own
line. The values are prefixed with the property name.
.TP
.B \-f, \-\-fields <field1,field2,...> | all | common
This option is used to specify what fields (column names) should be printed.
Valid field names differ for specific commands. List available fields by
providing an invalid value to the \fI\-\-fields\fP option.
.br
\fIall\fP is used to print all valid field values of the command.
\fIcommon\fP is used to print common field values of the command.
If omitted, default is \fIcommon\fP.
The option is mandatory when \fI\-\-terse\fP is used.  In this case, generic
values \fIall\fP and \fIcommon\fP cannot be used.  (This is to maintain
compatibility when new fields are added in the future).
.TP
.B \-e, \-\-escape yes | no
Whether to escape ':' and '\\' characters in terse tabular mode.  The escape
character is '\\'.
If omitted, default is \fIyes\fP.
.TP
.B \-n, \-\-nocheck
This option can be used to force \fInmcli\fP to skip checking \fInmcli\fP and
\fINetworkManager\fP version compatibility. Use it with care, because using
incompatible versions may produce incorrect results.
.TP
.B \-a, \-\-ask
When using this option \fInmcli\fP will stop and ask for any missing required
arguments, so do not use this option for non-interactive purposes like scripts.
.TP
.B \-w, \-\-wait <seconds>
This option sets a timeout \fInmcli\fP waits for finishing operations that
\fINetworkManager\fP take longer time to complete, like e.g. connection activation.
Specifying value of \fB0\fP instructs \fInmcli\fP not to wait and exit immediatelly
with a success. Default value depends on the executed command.
.TP
.B \-v, \-\-version
Show \fInmcli\fP version.
.TP
.B \-h, \-\-help
Print help information.
.SS \fIOBJECT\fP
.TP
.B general \- general NetworkManager status and operations
.br
Use this object to show NetworkManager status and permissions. You can also get
and change NetworkManager logging level and domains.
.TP
.SS \fICOMMAND\fP := { status | permissions | logging }
.sp
.RS
.TP
.B status
.br
Show overall status of NetworkManager. This is the default action, when no additional
command is provided for \fIgeneral\fP object.
.TP
.B permissions
.br
Show the permissions a caller has for various authenticated operations that
NetworkManager provides, like enable/disable networking, changing Wi\(hyFi,
WWAN, and WiMAX state, modifying connections, etc.
.TP
.B logging [level <log level>] [domains <log domains>]
.br
Get and change \fINetworkManager\fP logging level and domains. Without any argument
current logging level and domains are shown. In order to change logging state, provide
\fIlevel\fP and/or \fIdomains\fP parameters. See \fBNetworkManager.conf\fP for available
level and domain values.
.RE

.TP
.B networking \- get or set general networking state of NetworkManager
.br
Use this object to show NetworkManager networking status, or enable/disable
networking. Disabling networking deconfigures all devices and changes them to
the 'unmanaged' state.
.TP
.SS \fICOMMAND\fP := { [ on | off ] }
.sp
.RS
.TP
.B [ on | off ]
.br
Get networking\(hyenabled status or enable/disable networking by NetworkManager.
All interfaces managed by NetworkManager are deactivated when networking has
been disabled.
.RE

.TP
.B radio \- get or set radio switch states
.br
Use this object to show radio switches status, or enable/disable
the switches.
.TP
.SS \fICOMMAND\fP := { all | wifi | wwan | wimax }
.sp
.RS
.TP
.B wifi [ on | off ]
.br
Show or set status of Wi\(hyFi in NetworkManager. If no arguments are supplied,
Wi\(hyFi status is printed; \fIon\fP enables Wi\(hyFi; \fIoff\fP disables Wi\(hyFi.
.TP
.B wwan [ on | off ]
.br
Show or set status of WWAN (mobile broadband) in NetworkManager. If no arguments
are supplied, mobile broadband status is printed; \fIon\fP enables mobile broadband,
\fIoff\fP disables it.
.TP
.B wimax [ on | off ]
.br
Show or set status of WiMAX in NetworkManager. If no arguments are supplied,
WiMAX status is printed; \fIon\fP enables WiMAX; \fIoff\fP disables WiMAX.  Note:
WiMAX support is a compile\(hytime decision, so it may be unavailable on some
installations.
.TP
.B all [ on | off ]
.br
Show or set all previously mentioned radio switches at the same time.
.RE

.TP
.B connection \- start, stop, and manage network connections
.br
.TP
.SS \fICOMMAND\fP := { show | up | down | add | edit | modify | delete | reload }
.sp
.RS
.TP
.B show active     [[ id | uuid | path | apath ] <ID>]
.br
Shows active connections.  Without a parameter, all active connections
are listed.  In order to show the connection details, \fI<ID>\fP must be
provided. \fIid\fP, \fIuuid\fP, \fIpath\fP and \fIapath\fP keywords can be used
if \fI<ID>\fP is ambiguous.
.RS
.PP
Optional <ID>-specifying keywords are:
.IP \fIid\fP 13
\(en the <ID> denotes a connection name
.IP \fIuuid\fP 13
\(en the <ID> denotes a connection UUID
.IP \fIpath\fP 13
\(en the <ID> denotes a D-Bus static connection path
in the format of /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/<num> or just <num>
.IP \fIapath\fP 13
\(en the <ID> denotes a D-Bus active connection path
in the format of /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/<num> or just <num>
.RE
.TP
.B show configured [[ id | uuid | path ] <ID>]
.br
Shows configured connections.  Without a parameter, all connections
are listed.  In order to show connection details, \fI<ID>\fP must be
provided. \fIid\fP, \fIuuid\fP and \fIpath\fP keywords can be used if
\fI<ID>\fP is ambiguous. See \fBshow active\fP above for the description of
the keywords.
.br
When no command is given to the \fIconnection\fP object, the default action
is 'nmcli connection show configured'.
.TP
.B up [ id | uuid | path ] <ID> [ifname <ifname>] [ap <BSSID>] [nsp <name>]
.br
Activate a connection.  The connection is identified by its name, UUID or D-Bus
path. If <ID> is ambiguous, a keyword \fIid\fP, \fIuuid\fP or \fIpath\fP can be
used. When requiring a particular device to activate the connection on, the
\fIifname\fP option with interface name should be given. In case of a VPN
connection, the \fIifname\fP option specify the device of the base connection.
The \fIap\fP option specify what particular AP should be used in case of
a Wi\(hyFi connection.
.br
If '--wait' option is not specified, the default timeout will be 90 seconds.
.br
See \fBshow active\fP above for the description of the <ID>-specifying keywords.
.RS
.PP
Available options are:
.IP \fIifname\fP 13
\(en interface that will be used for activation
.IP \fIap\fP 13
\(en BSSID of the AP which the command should connect to (for Wi\(hyFi connections)
.IP \fInsp\fP 13
\(en NSP (Network Service Provider) which the command should connect to (for WiMAX connections)
.RE
.TP
.B down [ id | uuid | path | apath ] <ID>
.br
Deactivate a connection from a device without preventing the device from
further auto-activation.
.sp
Be aware that this command deactivates the specified active connection. The device
on which the connection was active, is still ready to connect and will perform
auto-activation by looking for a suitable connection that has the autoconnect
flag set. This includes the just deactivated connection, so if the connection is set
to autoconnect, if will be automatically started on the disconnected device again.
.br
In most cases you may want to use \fIdevice disconnect\fP command instead.
.sp
The connection is identified by its name, UUID or D-Bus path.
If <ID> is ambiguous, a keyword \fIid\fP, \fIuuid\fP, \fIpath\fP or
\fIapath\fP can be used.
.br
See \fBshow active\fP above for the description of the <ID>-specifying keywords.
.TP
.B add COMMON_OPTIONS TYPE_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS IP_OPTIONS
.br
Add a connection for NetworkManager. Arguments differ according to connection types, see bellow.
.RS
.TP
.B COMMON_OPTIONS:
.IP "\fItype <type>\fP" 42
\(en connection type; see bellow \fBTYPE_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS\fP for allowed values; (mandatory)
.IP "\fIifname <ifname> | \(dq\&*\(dq\&\fP" 42
\(en interface to bind the connection to. The connection will only be applicable to this
interface name. A special value of "\fB*\fP" can be used for interface-independent connections.
The \fIifname\fP argument is mandatory for all connection types except bond, bridge and vlan.
Note: use quotes around \fB*\fP to suppress shell expansion.
.IP "\fI[con-name <connection name>]\fP" 42
\(en connection name (when not provided a default name is generated: <type>[-<ifname>][-<num>])
.IP "\fI[autoconnect yes|no]\fP" 42
\(en whether the connection can auto-connect or not
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B TYPE_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS:
.TP
.B ethernet:
.IP "\fI[mac <MAC address>]\fP" 42
\(en MAC address of the device this connection is locked to
.IP "\fI[cloned-mac <cloned MAC address>]\fP" 42
\(en cloned MAC
.IP "\fI[mtu <MTU>]\fP" 42
\(en MTU
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B wifi:
.IP "\fI[mac <MAC address>]\fP" 42
\(en MAC address of the device this connection is locked to
.IP "\fI[cloned-mac <cloned MAC address>]\fP" 42
\(en cloned MAC
.IP "\fI[mtu <MTU>]\fP" 42
\(en MAC
.IP "\fI[ssid <SSID>]\fP" 42
\(en SSID
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B wimax:
.IP "\fI[mac <MAC address>]\fP" 42
\(en MAC address of the device this connection is locked to
.IP "\fI[nsp <NSP>]\fP" 42
\(en Network Service Provider name
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B gsm:
.IP "\fIapn <APN>\fP" 42
\(en APN - GSM Access Point Name
.IP "\fI[user <username>]\fP" 42
\(en user name
.IP "\fI[password <password>]\fP" 42
\(en password
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B cdma:
.IP "\fI[user <username>]\fP" 42
\(en user name
.IP "\fI[password <password>]\fP" 42
\(en password
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B infiniband:
.IP "\fI[mac <MAC address>]\fP" 42
\(en MAC address of the device this connection is locked to (InfiniBand MAC is 20 bytes)
.IP "\fI[mtu <MTU>]\fP" 42
\(en MTU
.IP "\fI[transport-mode datagram | connected]\fP" 42
\(en InfiniBand transport mode
.IP "\fI[parent <interface name>]\fP" 42
\(en the interface name of the parent device (if any)
.IP "\fI[p-key <IPoIB P_Key>]\fP" 42
\(en the InfiniBand P_Key (16-bit unsigned integer)
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B bluetooth:
.IP "\fI[addr <bluetooth address>]\fP" 42
\(en Bluetooth device address (MAC)
.IP "\fI[bt-type panu|dun-gsm|dun-cdma]\fP" 42
\(en Bluetooth connection type
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B vlan:
.IP "\fIdev <parent device (connection UUID, ifname, or MAC)\fP" 42
\(en parent device this VLAN is on
.IP "\fI[id <VLAN id>]\fP" 42
\(en VLAN ID
.IP "\fI[flags <VLAN flags>]\fP" 42
\(en flags
.IP "\fI[ingress <ingress priority mapping>]\fP" 42
\(en VLAN ingress priority mapping
.IP "\fI[egress <egress priority mapping>]\fP" 42
\(en VLAN egress priority mapping
.IP "\fI[mtu <MTU>]\fP" 42
\(en MTU
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B bond:
.IP "\fI[mode balance-rr (0) | active-backup (1) | balance-xor (2) | broadcast (3) |\fP"
.IP "\fI      802.3ad    (4) | balance-tlb   (5) | balance-alb (6)]\fP" 42
\(en bonding mode
.IP "\fI[miimon <num>]\fP" 42
\(en miimon
.IP "\fI[downdelay <num>]\fP" 42
\(en downdelay
.IP "\fI[updelay <num>]\fP" 42
\(en updelay
.IP "\fI[arp-interval <num>]\fP" 42
\(en ARP interval
.IP "\fI[arp-ip-target <num>]\fP" 42
\(en ARP IP target
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B bond-slave:
.IP "\fImaster <master (ifname or connection UUID)\fP" 42
\(en name of bridge master interface
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B bridge:
.IP "\fI[stp yes|no>]\fP" 42
\(en controls whether Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is enabled for this bridge
.IP "\fI[priority <num>]\fP" 42
\(en sets STP priority
.IP "\fI[forward-delay <2-30>]\fP" 42
\(en STP forwarding delay, in seconds
.IP "\fI[hello-time <1-10>]\fP" 42
\(en STP hello time, in seconds
.IP "\fI[max-age <6-42>]\fP" 42
\(en STP maximum message age, in seconds
.IP "\fI[ageing-time <0-1000000>]\fP" 42
\(en the ethernet MAC address aging time, in seconds
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B bridge-slave:
.IP "\fImaster <master (ifname or connection UUID)\fP" 42
\(en name of bridge master interface
.IP "\fI[priority <0-63>]\fP" 42
\(en STP priority of this slave
.IP "\fI[path-cost <1-65535>]\fP" 42
\(en STP port cost for destinations via this slave
.IP "\fI[hairpin yes|no]\fP" 42
\(en 'hairpin mode' for the slave, which allows frames
to be sent back out through the slave the frame was received on
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B vpn:
.IP "\fIvpn-type vpnc|openvpn|pptp|openconnect|openswan\fP" 42
\(en VPN type
.IP "\fI[user <username>]\fP" 42
\(en VPN username
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B olpc-mesh:
.IP "\fI[ssid <SSID>]\fP" 42
\(en SSID
.IP "\fI[channel <1-13>]\fP" 42
\(en channel to use for the network
.IP "\fI[dhcp-anycast <MAC address>]\fP" 42
\(en anycast DHCP MAC address used when requesting an IP address via DHCP
.RE
.RS
.TP
.B IP_OPTIONS:
.IP "\fI[ip4 <IPv4 address>] [gw4 <IPv4 gateway>]\fP" 42
\(en IPv4 addresses
.IP "\fI[ip6 <IPv6 address>] [gw6 <IPv6 gateway>]\fP" 42
\(en IPv6 addresses
.RE
.TP
.B edit [id | uuid | path ] <ID>  - edit an existing connection
.RE
.RS
.B edit [type <new connection type>] [con-name <new connection name>]  - add a new connection
.RS
Edit an existing connection or add a new one, using an interactive editor.
.br
The existing connection is identified by its name, UUID or D-Bus path.
If <ID> is ambiguous, a keyword \fIid\fP, \fIuuid\fP, or \fIpath\fP can be used.
See \fBshow active\fP above for the description of the <ID>-specifying keywords.
Not providing an <ID> means that a new connection will be added.
.sp
The interactive editor will guide you through the connection editation and
allow you to change connection parameters according to your needs by means of
a simple menu-driven interface. The editor indicates what settings and
properties can be modified and provides an inline help.
.sp
.PP
Available options:
.IP \fItype\fP 13
\(en type of the new connection; valid types are the same as for \fIconnection add\fP command
.IP \fIcon-name\fP 13
\(en name for the new connection. It can be changed later in the editor.
.RE
.RS
.sp
See also \fInm-settings\fP(5) for all NM setting and property names, and their
descriptions; and \fInmcli-examples\fP(5) for sample editor sessions.
.RE
.TP
.B modify [ id | uuid | path ] <ID> <setting name>.<property name> [<value>]
.br
Modify a single property in the connection.
.br
The connection is identified by its name, UUID or D-Bus path. If <ID> is
ambiguous, a keyword \fIid\fP, \fIuuid\fP or \fIpath\fP can be used.
See \fInm-settings\fP(5) for setting and property names, their descriptions
and default values. This command supports abbreviations for \fIsetting name\fP
and \fIproperty name\fP provided they are unique. When \fIvalue\fP is not
specified, the property will be set to the default value (deleted).
.TP
.B delete [ id | uuid | path ] <ID>
.br
Delete a configured connection. The connection to delete is identified by
its name, UUID or D-Bus path. If <ID> is ambiguous, a keyword \fIid\fP,
\fIuuid\fP or \fIpath\fP can be used.
.br
See \fBshow active\fP above for the description of the <ID>-specifying keywords.
.TP
.B reload
.br
Reload all connection files from disk. By default, connections are re-read
automatically any time they change, so you only need to use this command when
the auto-loading feature is disabled ("monitor-connection-files=false"
in NetworkManager.conf).
.RE

.TP
.B device - show and manage network interfaces
.br
.TP
.SS \fICOMMAND\fP := { status | show | disconnect | wifi | wimax }
.sp
.RS
.TP
.B status
.br
Print status of devices.
.br
This is the default action if no command is specified to \fIdevice\fP object.
.TP
.B show [<ifname>]
.br
Show detailed information about devices.  Without an argument, all devices are
examined. To get information for a specific device, the interface name has
to be provided.
.TP
.B disconnect <ifname>
.br
Disconnect a device and prevent the device from automatically activating further
connections without user/manual intervention.
.br
If '--wait' option is not specified, the default timeout will be 10 seconds.
.TP
.B wifi [list [ifname <ifname>] [bssid <BSSID>]]
.br
List available Wi\(hyFi access points. The \fIifname\fP and \fIbssid\fP options
can be used to list APs for a particular interface or with a specific BSSID,
respectively.
.TP
.B wifi connect <(B)SSID> [password <password>] [wep\-key\-type key|phrase] [ifname <ifname>] [bssid <BSSID>] [name <name>] [private yes|no]
.br
Connect to a Wi\(hyFi network specified by SSID or BSSID. The command creates a new
connection and then activates it on a device. This is a command\(hyline counterpart
of clicking an SSID in a GUI client. The command always creates a new connection
and thus it is mainly useful for connecting to new Wi\(hyFi networks. If a connection
for the network already exists, it's better to connect through it using
\fInmcli con up id <name>\fP. Note that only open, WEP and WPA\(hyPSK networks are
supported at the moment. It is also supposed that IP configuration is obtained via
DHCP.
.br
If '--wait' option is not specified, the default timeout will be 90 seconds.
.RS
.PP
Available options are:
.IP \fIpassword\fP 13
\(en password for secured networks (WEP or WPA)
.IP \fIwep\-key\-type\fP 13
\(en type of WEP secret, either \fIkey\fP for ASCII/HEX key or \fIphrase\fP for passphrase
.IP \fIifname\fP 13
\(en interface that will be used for activation
.IP \fIbssid\fP 13
\(en if specified, the created connection will be restricted just for the BSSID
.IP \fIname\fP 13
\(en if specified, the connection will use the name (else NM creates a name itself)
.IP \fIprivate\fP 13
\(en if set to \fByes\fP, the connection will only be visible to the user who created it.
Otherwise the connection is system\(hywide, which is default.
.RE
.TP
.B wifi rescan [[ifname] <ifname>]
.br
Request that \fINetworkManager\fP immediately re-scan for available access points.
NetworkManager scans Wi\(hyFi networks periodically, but in some cases it can be
useful to start scanning manually (e.g. after resuming the computer).
This command doesn't show the APs, use 'nmcli device wifi list' for that.
.TP
.B wimax [list [ifname <ifname>] [nsp <name>]]
.br
List available WiMAX NSP. The \fIifname\fP and \fInsp\fP options
can be used to list networks for a particular interface or with a specific
NSP, respectively.

.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
\fInmcli\fP's behavior is affected by the following environment variables.
.IP "LC_ALL" 13
If set to a non\(hyempty string value, it overrides the values of all the other
internationalization variables.
.IP "LC_MESSAGES" 13
Determines the locale to be used for internationalized messages.
.IP "LANG" 13
Provides a default value for the internationalization variables that are unset
or null.

.RE
Internationalization notes:
.br
Be aware that \fInmcli\fP is localized and that's why the output depends on
your environment. This is important to realize especially when you parse the
output.
.br
Call \fInmcli\fP as \fBLC_ALL=C nmcli\fP to be sure the locale is
set to "C" while executing in a script.

\fBLC_ALL\fP, \fBLC_MESSAGES\fP, \fBLANG\fP variables specify the LC_MESSAGES
locale category (in that order), which determines the language that \fInmcli\fP
uses for messages.  The "C" locale is used if none of these variables are set,
and this locale uses English messages.

.SH EXIT STATUS
\fInmcli\fP exits with status 0 if it succeeds, a value greater than 0 is
returned if an error occurs.
.IP "0" 4
Success \(en indicates the operation succeeded
.IP "1" 4
Unknown or unspecified error
.IP "2" 4
Invalid user input, wrong \fInmcli\fP invocation
.IP "3" 4
Timeout expired (see \fI\-\-wait\fP option)
.IP "4" 4
Connection activation failed
.IP "5" 4
Connection deactivation failed
.IP "6" 4
Disconnecting device failed
.IP "7" 4
Connection deletion failed
.IP "8" 4
NetworkManager is not running
.IP "9" 4
\fInmcli\fP and \fINetworkManager\fP versions mismatch

.SH EXAMPLES
.PP
This section presents various examples of nmcli usage. If you want even more,
please refer to \fInmcli-examples\fP(5) manual page.
.sp
.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli \-t \-f RUNNING general\fP\fP"
.IP
tells you whether NetworkManager is running or not.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli \-t \-f STATE general\fP\fP"
.IP
shows the overall status of NetworkManager.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli radio wifi off\fP\fP"
.IP
switches Wi\(hyFi off.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli connection show configured\fP\fP"
.IP
lists all connections NetworkManager has.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli \-p \-m multiline \-f all con show c\fP\fP"
.IP
shows all configured connections in multiline mode.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli \-p connection show active\fP\fP"
.IP
lists all currently active connections.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli \-p connection show active \(dq\&My default em1\(dq\&\fP\fP"
.IP
shows details for "My default em1" active connection, like IP, DHCP 
information.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli \-f name,autoconnect c s c\fP\fP"
.IP
shows all connections' names and their autoconnect settings.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli con s c \(dq\&My wired connection\(dq\&\fP\fP"
.IP
shows all details of the connection with "My wired connection" name.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli \-p con up \(dq\&My wired connection\(dq\& ifname eth0\fP\fP"
.IP
activates the connection with name "My wired connection" on interface eth0.
The \-p option makes nmcli show progress of the activation.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli con up 6b028a27\-6dc9\-4411\-9886\-e9ad1dd43761 ap 00:3A:98:7C:42:D3\fP\fP"
.IP
connects the Wi\(hyFi connection with UUID 6b028a27\-6dc9\-4411\-9886\-e9ad1dd43761 to the AP
with BSSID 00:3A:98:7C:42:D3.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli device status\fP\fP"
.IP
shows the status for all devices.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli dev disconnect em2\fP\fP"
.IP
disconnects a connection on interface em2 and marks the device as unavailable for
auto\(hyconnecting. That's why no connection will automatically be activated on the
device until the device's "autoconnect" is set to TRUE or user manually activates
a connection.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli \-f GENERAL,WIFI\-PROPERTIES dev show wlan0\fP\fP"
.IP
shows details for wlan0 interface; only GENERAL and WIFI\-PROPERTIES sections will be shown.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli dev wifi\fP\fP"
.IP
lists available Wi\(hyFi access points known to NetworkManager.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli dev wifi con \(dq\&Cafe Hotspot 1\(dq\& password caffeine name \(dq\&My cafe\(dq\&\fP\fP"
.IP
creates a new connection named "My cafe" and then connects it to "Cafe Hotspot 1" SSID
using "caffeine" password. This is mainly useful when connecting to "Cafe Hotspot 1" for
the first time. Next time, it is better to use 'nmcli con up id "My cafe"' so that the
existing connection profile can be used and no additional is created.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli connection add type ethernet autoconnect no ifname eth0\fP\fP"
.IP
non-interactively adds an ethernet connection tied to eth0 interface with auto IP configuration (DHCP),
and disables the connection's auto-connect flag.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli c a ifname maxipes\-fik type vlan dev eth0 id 55\fP\fP"
.IP
non-interactively adds a VLAN connection with ID 55. The connection will use eth0 and the VLAN interface
will be named maxipes\(hyfik.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli connection edit ethernet\-em1\-2\fP\fP"
.IP
edits existing "ethernet\(hyem1\(hy2" connection in the interactive editor.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli connection edit type ethernet con-name \(dq\&yet another ethernet connection\(dq\&\fP\fP"
.IP
adds a new ethernet connection in the interactive editor.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli con mod ethernet\-2 connection.autoconnect no\fP\fP"
.IP
modifies 'autoconnect' property in the 'connection' setting of 'ethernet\(hy2' connection.

.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli con mod \(dq\&Home Wi\-Fi\(dq\& wifi.mtu 1350\fP\fP"
.IP
modifies 'mtu' property in the 'wifi' setting of 'Home Wi\(hyFi' connection.

.SH BUGS
There are probably some bugs.  If you find a bug, please report it to
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/ \(em product \fINetworkManager\fP.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR nmcli\-examples (5),
.BR nm\-online (1),
.BR NetworkManager (8),
.BR NetworkManager.conf (5),
.BR nm\-settings (5),
.BR nm\-applet (1),
.BR nm\-connection\-editor (1).