NAME

       iwgetid - Report ESSID, NWID or AP/Cell Address of wireless network

SYNOPSIS

       iwgetid [interface] [--raw] [--scheme] [--ap] [--freq]
                          [--mode] [--protocol] [--channel]

DESCRIPTION

       iwgetid  is  used  to  find out the NWID, ESSID or AP/Cell Address of the wireless network
       that is currently used. The information reported is the same as the one shown by iwconfig,
       but iwgetid is easier to integrate in various scripts.
       By default, iwgetid will print the ESSID of the device, and if the device doesn't have any
       ESSID it will print its NWID.
       The default formatting output is pretty-print.

OPTIONS

       --raw  This option disables pretty-printing of the information. This option is  orthogonal
              to  the  other  options  (except  --scheme), so with the appropriate combination of
              options you can print the raw ESSID, AP Address or Mode.
              This format is ideal when storing the result of iwgetid as a variable in  Shell  or
              Perl scripts or to pass the result as an argument on the command line of iwconfig.

       --scheme
              This  option  is  similar  to  the previous one, it disables pretty-printing of the
              information and removes all characters that  are  not  alphanumerics  (like  space,
              punctuation and control characters).
              The  resulting  output  is a valid Pcmcia scheme identifier (that may be used as an
              argument of the command cardctl scheme). This format is also ideal when  using  the
              result of iwgetid as a selector in Shell or Perl scripts, or as a file name.

       --ap   Display the MAC address of the Wireless Access Point or the Cell.

       --freq Display the current frequency or channel used by the interface.

       --channel
              Display  the current channel used by the interface. The channel is determined using
              the current frequency and the frequency list provided by the interface.

       --mode Display the current mode of the interface.

       --protocol
              Display the protocol name of the interface. This allows to identify all  the  cards
              that are compatible with each other and accept the same type of configuration.
              This can also be used to check Wireless Extension support on the interface, as this
              is the only attribute that all drivers supporting Wireless Extension  are  mandated
              to support.

SEE ALSO

       iwconfig(8), ifconfig(8), iwspy(8), iwpriv(8).