General Commands

nmcli general { status | hostname | permissions | logging } [ARGUMENTS...]

nmcli general { status | hostname | permissions | logging | reload } [ARGUMENTS...]

Use this command to show NetworkManager status and permissions. You can also get and change system hostname, as well as NetworkManager logging level and domains.

@@ -255,6 +255,65 @@ NetworkManager.conf(5) for available level and domain values.

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+ reload + [flags...] +

+ Reload NetworkManager's configuration and perform certain + updates, like flushing caches or rewriting external state to + disk. This is similar to sending SIGHUP to NetworkManager + but it allows for more fine-grained control over what to + reload through the flags argument. It also allows non-root + access via PolicyKit and contrary to signals it is + synchronous. Available flags are: +

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`conf`	+ Reload the NetworkManager.conf configuration from + disk. Note that this does not include connections, which + can be reloaded through nmcli connection + reload instead. +
`dns-rc`	+ Update DNS configuration, which usually involves writing + /etc/resolv.conf anew. This is equivalent to sending the + SIGUSR1 signal to the NetworkManager process. +
`dns-full`	+ Restart the DNS plugin. This is for example useful when + using dnsmasq plugin, which uses additional + configuration in + `/etc/NetworkManager/dnsmasq.d`. If + you edit those files, you can restart the DNS + plugin. This action shortly interrupts name resolution. +

+ With no flags, everything that is supported is reloaded, + which is identical to sending a SIGHUP. See + NetworkManager(8) + for more details about signals. +