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| author | Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> | 2015-08-28 01:13:48 +0200 |
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| committer | Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> | 2015-08-28 01:13:48 +0200 |
| commit | 81836c2d44802b4cca833d7775dd627e0797a7e2 (patch) | |
| tree | 91154e6cefc0465306603f51ec0010d9963bbea4 /man/nmcli.1.in | |
| parent | 50a58f0fabd8a34c1b6108a107e08abe3c1ccd24 (diff) | |
Imported Upstream version 1.0.6 upstream/1.0.6
Diffstat (limited to 'man/nmcli.1.in')
| -rw-r--r-- | man/nmcli.1.in | 16 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/man/nmcli.1.in b/man/nmcli.1.in index 335b6511..6df844de 100644 --- a/man/nmcli.1.in +++ b/man/nmcli.1.in @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ .\" .\" Copyright 2010 - 2014 Red Hat, Inc. .\" -.TH NMCLI "1" "3 December 2014" +.TH NMCLI "1" "12 August 2015" .SH NAME nmcli \- command\(hyline tool for controlling NetworkManager @@ -756,7 +756,8 @@ 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] +.B wifi connect <(B)SSID> [password <password>] [wep\-key\-type key|phrase] [ifname <ifname>] [bssid <BSSID>] [name <name>] +.B [private yes|no] [hidden 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 @@ -784,13 +785,20 @@ Available options are: .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 the default. +.IP \fIhidden\fP 13 +\(en set to \fByes\fP when connecting for the first time to an AP not broadcasting its SSID. +Otherwise the SSID would not be found and the connection attempt would fail. .RE .TP -.B wifi rescan [[ifname] <ifname>] +.B wifi rescan [ifname <ifname>] [[ssid <SSID>] ...] .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). +useful to start scanning manually (e.g. after resuming the computer). By using +\fIssid\fP, it is possible to scan for a specific SSID, which is useful for APs +with hidden SSIDs. You can provide multiple \fIssid\fP parameters in order to +scan more SSIDs. +.br This command does not show the APs, use 'nmcli device wifi list' for that. .TP .B wimax [list [ifname <ifname>] [nsp <name>]] |