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NAME

       nmcli-examples - usage examples of nmcli

SYNOPSIS

       nmcli [OPTIONS...]

DESCRIPTION

       nmcli is a command-line client for NetworkManager. It allows controlling NetworkManager
       and reporting its status. For more information please refer to nmcli(1) manual page.

       The purpose of this manual page is to provide you with various examples and usage
       scenarios of nmcli.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1. Listing available Wi-Fi APs

           $ nmcli device wifi list
           *  SSID               MODE    CHAN  RATE       SIGNAL  BARS  SECURITY
              netdatacomm_local  Infra   6     54 Mbit/s  37      ▂▄__  WEP
           *  F1                 Infra   11    54 Mbit/s  98      ▂▄▆█  WPA1
              LoremCorp          Infra   1     54 Mbit/s  62      ▂▄▆_  WPA2 802.1X
              Internet           Infra   6     54 Mbit/s  29      ▂___  WPA1
              HPB110a.F2672A     Ad-Hoc  6     54 Mbit/s  22      ▂___  --
              Jozinet            Infra   1     54 Mbit/s  19      ▂___  WEP
              VOIP               Infra   1     54 Mbit/s  20      ▂___  WEP
              MARTINA            Infra   4     54 Mbit/s  32      ▂▄__  WPA2
              N24PU1             Infra   7     11 Mbit/s  22      ▂___  --
              alfa               Infra   1     54 Mbit/s  67      ▂▄▆_  WPA2
              bertnet            Infra   5     54 Mbit/s  20      ▂___  WPA1 WPA2

       This command shows how to list available Wi-Fi networks (APs). You can also use --fields
       option for displaying different columns.  nmcli -f all dev wifi list will show all of
       them.

       Example 2. Connect to a password-protected wifi network

           $ nmcli device wifi connect "$SSID" password "$PASSWORD"

           $ nmcli --ask device wifi connect "$SSID"

       Example 3. Showing general information and properties for a Wi-Fi interface

           $ nmcli -p -f general,wifi-properties device show wlan0
           ===========================================================================
                                   Device details (wlan0)
           ===========================================================================
           GENERAL.DEVICE:           wlan0
           GENERAL.TYPE:             wifi
           GENERAL.VENDOR:           Intel Corporation
           GENERAL.PRODUCT:          PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection
           GENERAL.DRIVER:           iwlwifi
           GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION:   3.8.13-100.fc17.x86_64
           GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION: 8.83.5.1 build 33692
           GENERAL.HWADDR:           00:1E:65:37:A1:D3
           GENERAL.MTU:              1500
           GENERAL.STATE:            100 (connected)
           GENERAL.REASON:           0 (No reason given)
           GENERAL.UDI:              /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/net/wlan0
           GENERAL.IP-IFACE:         wlan0
           GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE:      no
           GENERAL.NM-MANAGED:       yes
           GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT:      yes
           GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING: no
           GENERAL.CONNECTION:       My Alfa WiFi
           GENERAL.CON-UUID:         85194f4c-d496-4eec-bae0-d880b4cbcf26
           GENERAL.CON-PATH:         /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/
           10
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
           WIFI-PROPERTIES.WEP:      yes
           WIFI-PROPERTIES.WPA:      yes
           WIFI-PROPERTIES.WPA2:     yes
           WIFI-PROPERTIES.TKIP:     yes
           WIFI-PROPERTIES.CCMP:     yes
           WIFI-PROPERTIES.AP:       no
           WIFI-PROPERTIES.ADHOC:    yes
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

       This command shows information about a Wi-Fi device.

       Example 4. Listing NetworkManager polkit permissions

           $ nmcli general permissions
           PERMISSION                                                VALUE
           org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.enable-disable-network     yes
           org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.enable-disable-wifi        yes
           org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.enable-disable-wwan        yes
           org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.enable-disable-wimax       yes
           org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.sleep-wake                 no
           org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.network-control            yes
           org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.protected       yes
           org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.open            yes
           org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system     yes
           org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.own        yes
           org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.hostname   auth
           org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.global-dns auth
           org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.reload                     auth

       This command shows configured polkit permissions for various NetworkManager operations.
       These permissions or actions (using polkit language) are configured by a system
       administrator and are not meant to be changed by users. The usual place for the polkit
       configuration is /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.policy.
       pkaction command can display description for polkit actions.

             pkaction --action-id org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.network-control --verbose

       More information about polkit can be found at
       http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/polkit.

       Example 5. Listing NetworkManager log level and domains

           $ nmcli general logging
           LEVEL  DOMAINS
           INFO   PLATFORM,RFKILL,ETHER,WIFI,BT,MB,DHCP4,DHCP6,PPP,WIFI_SCAN,IP4,IP6,A
           UTOIP4,DNS,VPN,SHARING,SUPPLICANT,AGENTS,SETTINGS,SUSPEND,CORE,DEVICE,OLPC,
           WIMAX,INFINIBAND,FIREWALL,ADSL,BOND,VLAN,BRIDGE,DBUS_PROPS,TEAM,CONCHECK,DC
           B,DISPATCH

       This command shows current NetworkManager logging status.

       Example 6. Changing NetworkManager logging

           $ nmcli g log level DEBUG domains CORE,ETHER,IP
           $ nmcli g log level INFO domains DEFAULT

       The first command makes NetworkManager log in DEBUG level, and only for CORE, ETHER and IP
       domains. The second command restores the default logging state. Please refer to the
       NetworkManager.conf(5) manual page for available logging levels and domains.

       Example 7. Activating a VPN connection profile requiring interactive password input

           $ nmcli --ask con up my-vpn-con

       This command activates a VPN connection profile enabling nmcli to interact with the user
       ('--ask'): this will allow nmcli to prompt for the VPN password on the command line when
       the password-flags are set to '0x02' ('always ask', see nm-settings(5) ). This is
       particularly useful for OTP based VPNs, as the user needs to be prompted for the password
       each time the connection is activated.

       Example 8. Adding a bonding master and two slave connection profiles

           $ nmcli con add type bond ifname mybond0 mode active-backup
           $ nmcli con add type ethernet ifname eth1 master mybond0
           $ nmcli con add type ethernet ifname eth2 master mybond0

       This example demonstrates adding a bond master connection and two slaves. The first
       command adds a master bond connection, naming the bonding interface mybond0 and using
       active-backup mode. The next two commands add slaves connections, both enslaved to
       mybond0. The first slave will be bound to eth1 interface, the second to eth2.

       Example 9. Adding a team master and two slave connection profiles

           $ nmcli con add type team con-name Team1 ifname Team1 config team1-master-json.conf
           $ nmcli con add type ethernet con-name Team1-slave1 ifname em1 master Team1
           $ nmcli con add type ethernet con-name Team1-slave2 ifname em2 master Team1

       This example demonstrates adding a team master connection profile and two slaves. It is
       very similar to the bonding example. The first command adds a master team profile, naming
       the team interface and the profile Team1. The team configuration for the master is read
       from team1-master-json.conf file. Later, you can change the configuration with modify
       command (nmcli con modify Team1 team.config team1-master-another-json.conf). The last two
       commands add slaves profiles, both enslaved to Team1. The first slave will be bound to the
       em1 interface, the second to em2. The slaves don't specify config and thus teamd will use
       its default configuration. You will activate the whole setup by activating both slaves:

             $ nmcli con up Team1-slave1
             $ nmcli con up Team1-slave2

       By default, the created profiles are marked for auto-activation. But if another connection
       has been activated on the device, the new profile won't activate automatically and you
       need to activate it manually.

       Example 10. Adding a bridge and two slave profiles

           $ nmcli con add type bridge con-name TowerBridge ifname TowerBridge
           $ nmcli con add type ethernet con-name br-slave-1 ifname ens3 master TowerBridge
           $ nmcli con add type ethernet con-name br-slave-2 ifname ens4 master TowerBridge
           $ nmcli con modify TowerBridge bridge.stp no

       This example demonstrates adding a bridge master connection and two slaves. The first
       command adds a master bridge connection, naming the bridge interface and the profile as
       TowerBridge. The next two commands add slaves profiles, both will be enslaved to
       TowerBridge. The first slave will be tied to ens3 interface, the second to ens4. The last
       command will disable 802.1D STP for the TowerBridge profile.

       Example 11. Adding an ethernet connection profile with manual IP configuration

           $ nmcli con add con-name my-con-em1 ifname em1 type ethernet \
             ip4 192.168.100.100/24 gw4 192.168.100.1 ip4 1.2.3.4 ip6 abbe::cafe
           $ nmcli con mod my-con-em1 ipv4.dns "8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4"
           $ nmcli con mod my-con-em1 +ipv4.dns 1.2.3.4
           $ nmcli con mod my-con-em1 ipv6.dns "2001:4860:4860::8888 2001:4860:4860::8844"
           $ nmcli -p con show my-con-em1

       The first command adds an Ethernet connection profile named my-con-em1 that is bound to
       interface name em1. The profile is configured with static IP addresses. Three addresses
       are added, two IPv4 addresses and one IPv6. The first IP 192.168.100.100 has a prefix of
       24 (netmask equivalent of 255.255.255.0). Gateway entry will become the default route if
       this profile is activated on em1 interface (and there is no connection with higher
       priority). The next two addresses do not specify a prefix, so a default prefix will be
       used, i.e. 32 for IPv4 and 128 for IPv6. The second, third and fourth commands modify DNS
       parameters of the new connection profile. The last con show command displays the profile
       so that all parameters can be reviewed.

       Example 12. Convenient field values retrieval for scripting

           $ nmcli -g ip4.address connection show my-con-eth0
           192.168.1.12/24

           $ nmcli -g ip4.address,ip4.dns connection show my-con-eth0
           192.168.1.12/24
           192.168.1.1

           $ nmcli -g ip4 connection show my-con-eth0
           IP4:192.168.1.12/24:192.168.1.1::192.168.1.1::

       This example shows retrieval of ip4 connection field values via the --get-values option.
       Multiple comma separated fields can be provided: they will be printed one per line. If a
       whole section is provided instead of a single field, the name of the section will be
       printed followed by all the related field values on the same line. See also --terse,
       --mode, --fields and --escape options in nmcli(1) manual page for more customized output.

       Example 13. Adding an Ethernet connection and configuring SR-IOV VFs

           $ nmcli con add type ethernet con-name EthernetPF ifname em1
           $ nmcli con modify EthernetPF sriov.total-vfs 3 sriov.autoprobe-drivers false
           $ nmcli con modify EthernetPF sriov.vfs '0 mac=00:11:22:33:44:55 vlans=10, 1 trust=true spoof-check=false'
           $ nmcli con modify EthernetPF +sriov.vfs '2 max-tx-rate=20'

       This example demonstrates adding an Ethernet connection for physical function (PF) ens4
       and configuring 3 SR-IOV virtual functions (VFs) on it. The first VF is configured with
       MAC address 00:11:22:33:44:55 and VLAN 10, the second one has the trust and spoof-check
       features respectively enabled and disabled. VF number 2 has a maximum transmission rate of
       20Mbps. The kernel is instructed to not automatically instantiate a network interface for
       the VFs.

       Example 14. Escaping colon characters in tabular mode

           $ nmcli -t -f general -e yes -m tab dev show eth0
           GENERAL:eth0:ethernet:Intel Corporation:82567LM Gigabit Network Connection:
           e1000e:2.1.4-k:1.8-3:00\:22\:68\:15\:29\:21:1500:100 (connected):0 (No reas
           on given):/sys/devices/pci0000\:00/0000\:00\:19.0/net/eth0:eth0:yes:yes:no:
           ethernet-13:89cbcbc6-dc85-456c-9c8b-bd828fee3917:/org/freedesktop/NetworkMa
           nager/ActiveConnection/9

       This example shows escaping colon characters in tabular mode. It may be useful for script
       processing, because ':' is used as a field separator.

       Example 15. nmcli usage in a NetworkManager dispatcher script to make Ethernet and Wi-Fi
       mutually exclusive

           #!/bin/bash
           export LC_ALL=C

           enable_disable_wifi ()
           {
               result=$(nmcli dev | grep "ethernet" | grep -w "connected")
               if [ -n "$result" ]; then
                   nmcli radio wifi off
               else
                   nmcli radio wifi on
               fi
           }

           if [ "$2" = "up" ]; then
               enable_disable_wifi
           fi

           if [ "$2" = "down" ]; then
               enable_disable_wifi
           fi

       This dispatcher script makes Wi-Fi mutually exclusive with wired networking. When a wired
       interface is connected, Wi-Fi will be set to airplane mode (rfkilled). When the wired
       interface is disconnected, Wi-Fi will be turned back on. Name this script e.g.
       70-wifi-wired-exclusive.sh and put it into /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/ directory.
       See NetworkManager(8) manual page for more information about NetworkManager dispatcher
       scripts.

       Example sessions of interactive connection editor

       Example 16. Adding an ethernet connection profile in interactive editor (a)

           $ nmcli connection edit type ethernet

           ===| nmcli interactive connection editor |===

           Adding a new '802-3-ethernet' connection

           Type 'help' or '?' for available commands.
           Type 'describe [<setting>.<prop>]' for detailed property description.

           You may edit the following settings: connection, 802-3-ethernet (ethernet),
           802-1x, ipv4, ipv6, dcb
           nmcli> print
           ===========================================================================
                                     Connection details
           ===========================================================================
           connection.id:                      ethernet-4
           connection.uuid:                    de89cdeb-a3e1-4d53-8fa0-c22546c775f4
           connection.interface-name:          --
           connection.type:                    802-3-ethernet
           connection.autoconnect:             yes
           connection.autoconnect-priority:    0
           connection.timestamp:               0
           connection.read-only:               no
           connection.permissions:
           connection.zone:                    --
           connection.master:                  --
           connection.slave-type:              --
           connection.secondaries:
           connection.gateway-ping-timeout:    0
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
           802-3-ethernet.port:                --
           802-3-ethernet.speed:               0
           802-3-ethernet.duplex:              --
           802-3-ethernet.auto-negotiate:      yes
           802-3-ethernet.mac-address:         --
           802-3-ethernet.cloned-mac-address:  --
           802-3-ethernet.mac-address-blacklist:
           802-3-ethernet.mtu:                 auto
           802-3-ethernet.s390-subchannels:
           802-3-ethernet.s390-nettype:        --
           802-3-ethernet.s390-options:
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
           ipv4.method:                        auto
           ipv4.dns:
           ipv4.dns-search:
           ipv4.addresses:
           ipv4.gateway:                       --
           ipv4.routes:
           ipv4.route-metric:                  -1
           ipv4.ignore-auto-routes:            no
           ipv4.ignore-auto-dns:               no
           ipv4.dhcp-client-id:                --
           ipv4.dhcp-send-hostname:            yes
           ipv4.dhcp-hostname:                 --
           ipv4.never-default:                 no
           ipv4.may-fail:                      yes
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
           ipv6.method:                        auto
           ipv6.dns:
           ipv6.dns-search:
           ipv6.addresses:
           ipv6.gateway:                       --
           ipv6.routes:
           ipv6.route-metric:                  -1
           ipv6.ignore-auto-routes:            no
           ipv6.ignore-auto-dns:               no
           ipv6.never-default:                 no
           ipv6.may-fail:                      yes
           ipv6.ip6-privacy:                   -1 (unknown)
           ipv6.dhcp-hostname:                 --
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
           nmcli> goto ethernet
           You may edit the following properties: port, speed, duplex, auto-negotiate,
            mac-address, cloned-mac-address, mac-address-blacklist, mtu, s390-subchann
           els, s390-nettype, s390-options
           nmcli 802-3-ethernet> set mtu 1492
           nmcli 802-3-ethernet> b
           nmcli> goto ipv4.addresses
           nmcli ipv4.addresses> desc

           === [addresses] ===
           [NM property description]
           Array of IP addresses.

           [nmcli specific description]
           Enter a list of IPv4 addresses formatted as:
             ip[/prefix], ip[/prefix],...
           Missing prefix is regarded as prefix of 32.

           Example: 192.168.1.5/24, 10.0.0.11/24

           nmcli ipv4.addresses> set 192.168.1.100/24
           Do you also want to set 'ipv4.method' to 'manual'? [yes]: yes
           nmcli ipv4.addresses>
           nmcli ipv4.addresses> print
           addresses: 192.168.1.100/24
           nmcli ipv4.addresses> back
           nmcli ipv4> b
           nmcli> set ipv4.gateway 192.168.1.1
           nmcli> verify
           Verify connection: OK
           nmcli> print
           ===========================================================================
                                     Connection details
           ===========================================================================
           connection.id:                      ethernet-4
           connection.uuid:                    de89cdeb-a3e1-4d53-8fa0-c22546c775f4
           connection.interface-name:          --
           connection.type:                    802-3-ethernet
           connection.autoconnect:             yes
           connection.autoconnect-priority:    0
           connection.timestamp:               0
           connection.read-only:               no
           connection.permissions:
           connection.zone:                    --
           connection.master:                  --
           connection.slave-type:              --
           connection.secondaries:
           connection.gateway-ping-timeout:    0
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
           802-3-ethernet.port:                --
           802-3-ethernet.speed:               0
           802-3-ethernet.duplex:              --
           802-3-ethernet.auto-negotiate:      yes
           802-3-ethernet.mac-address:         --
           802-3-ethernet.cloned-mac-address:  --
           802-3-ethernet.mac-address-blacklist:
           802-3-ethernet.mtu:                 1492
           802-3-ethernet.s390-subchannels:
           802-3-ethernet.s390-nettype:        --
           802-3-ethernet.s390-options:
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
           ipv4.method:                        manual
           ipv4.dns:
           ipv4.dns-search:
           ipv4.addresses:                     192.168.1.100/24
           ipv4.gateway:                       192.168.1.1
           ipv4.routes:
           ipv4.route-metric:                  -1
           ipv4.ignore-auto-routes:            no
           ipv4.ignore-auto-dns:               no
           ipv4.dhcp-client-id:                --
           ipv4.dhcp-send-hostname:            yes
           ipv4.dhcp-hostname:                 --
           ipv4.never-default:                 no
           ipv4.may-fail:                      yes
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
           ipv6.method:                        auto
           ipv6.dns:
           ipv6.dns-search:
           ipv6.addresses:
           ipv6.routes:
           ipv6.route-metric:                  -1
           ipv6.ignore-auto-routes:            no
           ipv6.ignore-auto-dns:               no
           ipv6.never-default:                 no
           ipv6.may-fail:                      yes
           ipv6.ip6-privacy:                   -1 (unknown)
           ipv6.dhcp-hostname:                 --
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
           nmcli> set ipv4.dns 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
           nmcli> print
           ===========================================================================
                                     Connection details
           ===========================================================================
           connection.id:                      ethernet-4
           connection.uuid:                    de89cdeb-a3e1-4d53-8fa0-c22546c775f4
           connection.interface-name:          --
           connection.type:                    802-3-ethernet
           connection.autoconnect:             yes
           connection.autoconnect-priority:    0
           connection.timestamp:               0
           connection.read-only:               no
           connection.permissions:
           connection.zone:                    --
           connection.master:                  --
           connection.slave-type:              --
           connection.secondaries:
           connection.gateway-ping-timeout:    0
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
           802-3-ethernet.port:                --
           802-3-ethernet.speed:               0
           802-3-ethernet.duplex:              --
           802-3-ethernet.auto-negotiate:      yes
           802-3-ethernet.mac-address:         --
           802-3-ethernet.cloned-mac-address:  --
           802-3-ethernet.mac-address-blacklist:
           802-3-ethernet.mtu:                 1492
           802-3-ethernet.s390-subchannels:
           802-3-ethernet.s390-nettype:        --
           802-3-ethernet.s390-options:
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
           ipv4.method:                        manual
           ipv4.dns:                           8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4
           ipv4.dns-search:
           ipv4.addresses:                     192.168.1.100/24
           ipv4.gateway:                       192.168.1.1
           ipv4.routes:
           ipv4.route-metric:                  -1
           ipv4.ignore-auto-routes:            no
           ipv4.ignore-auto-dns:               no
           ipv4.dhcp-client-id:                --
           ipv4.dhcp-send-hostname:            yes
           ipv4.dhcp-hostname:                 --
           ipv4.never-default:                 no
           ipv4.may-fail:                      yes
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
           ipv6.method:                        auto
           ipv6.dns:
           ipv6.dns-search:
           ipv6.addresses:
           ipv6.gateway:                       --
           ipv6.routes:
           ipv6.route-metric:                  -1
           ipv6.ignore-auto-routes:            no
           ipv6.ignore-auto-dns:               no
           ipv6.never-default:                 no
           ipv6.may-fail:                      yes
           ipv6.ip6-privacy:                   -1 (unknown)
           ipv6.dhcp-hostname:                 --
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
           nmcli> verify
           Verify connection: OK
           nmcli> save
           Connection 'ethernet-4' (de89cdeb-a3e1-4d53-8fa0-c22546c775f4) successfully
            saved.
           nmcli> quit

       Example session in the nmcli interactive connection editor. The scenario creates an
       Ethernet connection profile with static addressing (IPs and DNS).

       Example 17. Bluetooth connection profiles

       NetworkManger supports both connecting to NAP and DUN devices as a client. It also
       supports sharing the network via a NAP server.

       For NAP client connections, NetworkManager automatically creates a suitable in-memory
       profile for paired devices if none is available. You may use that generated profile
       directly, but you may also modify and persist it, which will prevent to automatically
       re-create it. You may also create a profile from scratch. For example, the following uses
       DHCP and IPv6 autoconf for address configuration:

           $ nmcli connection add type bluetooth con-name "Profile for My Bluetooth Device (NAP)" autoconnect no bluetooth.type panu bluetooth.bdaddr "$BDADDR"

       For DUN connections, the user needs to configure modem settings and hence no profile gets
       created automatically. The modem settings depend on your device and you either need a
       "gsm" or a "csma" section. For example,

           $ nmcli connection add type bluetooth con-name "Profile for My Bluetooth Device (DUN)" autoconnect no bluetooth.type dun bluetooth.bdaddr "$BDADDR" gsm.apn apn.com

       Finally, you can create a bluetooth hotspot. BlueZ implements those as a bridge device, so
       such profiles also have a bridge section. Also, you probably want to set IP methods as
       "shared", so that clients get automatic IP addressing. Note that the "shared" IPv4 method
       requires dnsmasq to be available.

           $ nmcli connection add type bluetooth con-name "My Bluetooth Hotspot" autoconnect no ifname btnap0 bluetooth.type nap ipv4.method shared ipv6.method shared

       Example 18. Offline use

           $ nmcli --offline con add type ethernet '
             conn.id eth0 \
             conn.interface-name eth0 \
             >/sysroot/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/eth0.nmconnection

       Creates a connection file in keyfile format without using the NetworkManager service. This
       allows for use of familiar nmcli syntax in situations where the service is not running,
       such as during system installation of image provisioning and ensures the resulting file is
       correctly formatted.

           $ nmcli --offline con modify type ethernet '
             conn.id eth0-ipv6 \
             ipv4.method disabled \
             </sysroot/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/eth0.nmconnection \
             >/sysroot/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/eth0-ipv6.nmconnection

       Read and write a connection file without using the NetworkManager service, modifying some
       properties along the way.

       This allows templating of the connection profiles using familiar nmcli syntax in
       situations where the service is not running.

       Example 19. Device Checkpoint and Restore

           $ nmcli dev checkpoint eth0 -- nmcli dev dis eth0
           Device 'eth0' successfully disconnected.
           Type "Yes" to commit the changes: No
           Checkpoint was removed.

       In this example the device eth0 was disconnected with the eth0 checkpoint taken. The user
       didn't confirm that the change is good, so the eth0 was brought back to the state it was
       when the checkpoint was taken.

       If the command being run unintentionaly brings down the remote connection (such as a
       ssh(1) session) to the very machine it's being run on, the user wouldn't be able to
       confirm the success and the connectivity would end up being restored after a timeout.

       If, on the other hand, the command results in a success, the user could just confirm,
       causing the checkpoint to be abandoned without a rollback:

           $ nmcli dev checkpoint -- ip link del br0
           Type "Yes" to commit the changes: Yes

SEE ALSO

       nmcli(1), NetworkManager(8), NetworkManager.conf(5), nm-settings(5), nm-online(1), nm-
       applet(1), nm-connection-editor(1)