Provided by: connman_1.36-2ubuntu0.1_amd64 
NAME
connmanctl - Connman CLI
SYNOPSIS
connmanctl [state | technologies | enable technology|offline |
disable technology|offline | tether technology on|off |
tether wifi on|off ssid passphrase | services [service] | peers peer | scan technology |
connect service|peer | disconnect service|peer | config service option arg... |
vpnconnections [connection] | help]
DESCRIPTION
Connmanctl is a Connman command line interface which can be run in two modes: a plain
synchronous command input, and an asynchronous interactive shell. To run a specific
command the user may enter connmanctl command [options] or just connmanctl, in the latter
case an interactive shell will start.
Connmanctl can handle most network connections. It can be used to enable/disable any
technology that exists on the system, display a list of services available,
connect/disconnect networks, show properties of the system, the technologies, and any
individual service, and configure all of the properties. It is also able to monitor
changes in the properties of the services, technologies, and the system.
In the interactive shell, all of the same commands can be used. It provides quicker usage
when needing to use connmanctl more extensively. In addition, connecting to protected
wireless access points for the first time requires interactive shell.
COMMANDS AND OPTIONS
help Shows the abbreviated help menu in the terminal.
state Shows the system properties. Includes ths online state of the system, offline mode,
and session mode.
technologies
Shows a list of all technology types existing on the system and their properties.
See the properties section of the Technology API for explanations of each property.
enable technology
Enables the given technology type (e.g. ethernet, wifi, 3g, etc.) Turns power on
to the technology, but doesn't connect unless there is a service with autoconnect
set to True.
disable technology
Disables the given technology type. Turns power off to the technology and
disconnects if it is already connected.
enable offline
Enables offline mode. Disconnects and powers down all technologies system-wide,
however each technology can be powered back on individually.
disable offline
Disables offline mode. Technologies are powered back on according to their
individual policies.
tether technology on | off
Enable or disable tethering on technology. Ethernet cannot be tethered by default
since tethering it usually breaks local networks. See connman.conf(5) for enabling.
tether wifi on | off ssid passphrase
Enable or disable wireless tethering, as well set the SSID and passphrase.
services
Shows a list of all available services. This includes the nearby wifi networks, the
wired ethernet connections, bluetooth devices, etc. An asterisk in front of the
service indicates that the service has been connected before.
services service
Shows a list of all properties for that service. Only the service path (e.g.
wifi_6834534139723_managed_none) is accepted as a parameter.
scan technology
Scans for new services on the given technology.
connect service
Connects to the given service. Some services need a so-called provisioning file in
order to connect to them, see connman-service.config(5).
disconnect service
Disconnects from the given service.
move-before service target-service
Prefer connecting to service over target-service.
move-after service target-service
Prefer connecting to target-service over service.
config service option arg...
Configures a writable property of the given service to the value(s) entered after
option. See the Config Options subsection for details.
monitor target
Listens for and displays DBus signals sent by Connman. If a currently monitored
property changes, the changes will be shown. If no target is specified, all changes
will be shown. See the Monitor Options subsection for a summary of parameters.
vpnconnections
Shows a list of all available vpn connections.
vpnconnections connection
Shows the current properties of connection.
Commands only available in interactive mode:
agent on | off
Enable or disable the wireless agent, used for entering wireless network
passphrases. See the EXAMPLE section of this man page for an example of connecting
to a wireless access point.
vpnagent on | off
Enable or disable the vpn agent, used for entering vpn credentials.
Config Options:
autoconnect on | off
Sets the autoconnect property of the service.
ipv4 off | dhcp | manual address netmask gateway
Configures the IPv4 settings for the service. The argument off means that IPv4
won't be used, dhcp means that dhcp will be used to get the settings and manual
means that the given arguments will be used as IPv4 settings. address, netmask and
gateway must be valid IPv4 addresses. See the EXAMPLE section of this man page for
details.
ipv6 off | auto | manual address prefixlength gateway
Configures the IPv6 settings for the service. The argument off means that IPv6
won't be used, auto means that settings will be asked from the network and manual
means that the given arguments will be used as IPv6 settings. address and gateway
must be valid IPv4 addresses. prefixlength is the length of the prefix in bits. See
the EXAMPLE section of this man page for details.
nameservers dns [...]
Set the list of nameservers, separated by spaces.
timeservers server [...]
Set the list of timeservers, separated by spaces.
domains domain [...]
Set the list of search domains, separated by spaces.
proxy direct | auto URL | manual server[...] [--excludes server[...]]
Configures the proxy settings for the service. direct means that no proxy will be
used. If using auto without a parameter, the network will be asked for the proxy
settings. Otherwise, use URL as an proxy autoconfiguration URL. When set to manual,
the first list of servers is used as proxy servers, and the traffic to the second
list of servers are excluded from the proxy. The list of excluded servers is
optional. See the EXAMPLE section of this man page for details.
Monitor Options:
services [off]
Listens for changes to services, for example a service getting an IP address.
tech [off]
Listens for changes to technologies, for example a technology getting enabled.
manager [off]
Listens for the changes to global properties, available technologies, services, and
peers.
vpnmanager [off]
Listens for added or removed vpn connections.
vpnconnection [off]
Listens for the changes to vpn connections, for example connecting to a VPN.
EXAMPLE
Listing available technologies:
$ connmanctl technologies
Listing available services:
$ connmanctl services
Scanning for wireless networks:
$ connmanctl scan wifi
Using the interactive mode to access a wireless access point:
$ connmanctl
connmanctl> agent on
Agent registered
connmanctl> connect wifi_100ba9d170fc_666f6f626172_managed_psk
Agent RequestInput wifi_100ba9d170fc_666f6f626172_managed_psk
Passphrase = [ Type=psk, Requirement=mandatory ]
Passphrase? password
Connected wifi_100ba9d170fc_666f6f626172_managed_psk
connmanctl>
Configuring a static IP from the command line:
$ connmanctl config wifi_100ba9d170fc_666f6f626172_managed_psk ipv4 manual
192.168.1.101 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
Changing the IP back to dhcp:
$ connmanctl config wifi_100ba9d170fc_666f6f626172_managed_psk ipv4 dhcp
Setting a proxy server:
$ connmanctl config wifi_100ba9d170fc_666f6f626172_managed_psk proxy manual
proxy.example.com
Setting multiple proxy servers:
$ connmanctl config wifi_100ba9d170fc_666f6f626172_managed_psk proxy manual
proxy.example.com http://httpproxy.example.com --excludes internal.example.com
Tethering a wireless connection (ssid "SSID", passphrase "password"):
$ connmanctl tether wifi on SSID password
SEE ALSO
connman.conf(5), connman-service.config(5), connman-vpn-
provider.config(5), connman(8), connman-vpn(8)
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