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NAME

       nmcli - command-line tool for controlling NetworkManager

SYNOPSIS

       nmcli [OPTIONS...] {help | general | networking | radio | connection | device | agent |
             monitor} [COMMAND] [ARGUMENTS...]

DESCRIPTION

       nmcli is a command-line tool for controlling NetworkManager and reporting network status.
       It can be utilized as a replacement for nm-applet or other graphical clients.  nmcli is
       used to create, display, edit, delete, activate, and deactivate network connections, as
       well as control and display network device status.

       Typical uses include:

       •   Scripts: Utilize NetworkManager via nmcli instead of managing network connections
           manually.  nmcli supports a terse output format which is better suited for script
           processing. Note that NetworkManager can also execute scripts, called "dispatcher
           scripts", in response to network events. See NetworkManager(8) for details about these
           dispatcher scripts.

       •   Servers, headless machines, and terminals: nmcli can be used to control NetworkManager
           without a GUI, including creating, editing, starting and stopping network connections
           and viewing network status.

OPTIONS

       -t | --terse
           Output is terse. This mode is designed and suitable for computer (script) processing.

       -p | --pretty
           Output is pretty. This causes nmcli to produce easily readable outputs for humans,
           i.e. values are aligned, headers are printed, etc.

       -m | --mode {tabular | multiline}
           Switch between tabular and multiline output:

           tabular
               Output is a table where each line describes a single entry. Columns define
               particular properties of the entry.

           multiline
               Each entry comprises multiple lines, each property on its own line. The values are
               prefixed with the property name.

           If omitted, default is tabular for most commands. For the commands producing more
           structured information, that cannot be displayed on a single line, default is
           multiline. Currently, they are:

           •   nmcli connection show ID

           •   nmcli device show

       -c | --colors {yes | no | auto}
           This option controls color output (using terminal escape sequences).  yes enables
           colors, no disables them, auto only produces colors when standard output is directed
           to a terminal. The default value is auto.

       -f | --fields {[field...] | all | common}
           This option is used to specify what fields (column names) should be printed. Valid
           field names differ for specific commands. List available fields by providing an
           invalid value to the --fields option.  all is used to print all valid field values of
           the command.  common is used to print common field values of the command.

           If omitted, default is common. The option is mandatory when --terse is used. In this
           case, generic values all and common cannot be used. This is to maintain compatibility
           when new fields are added in the future.

       -e | --escape {yes | no}
           Whether to escape : and \ characters in terse tabular mode. The escape character is \.

           If omitted, default is yes.

       -a | --ask
           When using this option nmcli will stop and ask for any missing required arguments, so
           do not use this option for non-interactive purposes like scripts. This option
           controls, for example, whether you will be prompted for a password if it is required
           for connecting to a network.

       -s | --show-secrets
           When using this option nmcli will display passwords and secrets that might be present
           in an output of an operation. This option also influences echoing passwords typed by
           user as an input.

       [-w | --wait seconds...]
           This option sets a timeout period for which nmcli will wait for NetworkManager to
           finish operations. It is especially useful for commands that may take a longer time to
           complete, e.g. connection activation.

           Specifying a value of 0 instructs nmcli not to wait but to exit immediately with a
           status of success. The default value depends on the executed command.

       -v | --version
           Show nmcli version.

       -h | --help
           Print help information.

GENERAL COMMANDS

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

       status
           Show overall status of NetworkManager. This is the default action, when no additional
           command is provided for nmcli general.

       hostname [hostname]
           Get and change system hostname. With no arguments, this prints currently configured
           hostname. When you pass a hostname, it will be handed over to NetworkManager to be set
           as a new system hostname.

           Note that the term "system" hostname may also be referred to as "persistent" or
           "static" by other programs or tools. The hostname is stored in /etc/hostname file in
           most distributions. For example, systemd-hostnamed service uses the term "static"
           hostname and it only reads the /etc/hostname file when it starts.

       permissions
           Show the permissions a caller has for various authenticated operations that
           NetworkManager provides, like enable and disable networking, changing Wi-Fi and WWAN
           state, modifying connections, etc.

       logging [level level] [domain domains...]
           Get and change NetworkManager logging level and domains. Without any argument current
           logging level and domains are shown. In order to change logging state, provide level
           and, or, domain parameters. See NetworkManager.conf(5) for available level and domain
           values.

NETWORKING CONTROL COMMANDS

       nmcli networking {on | off | connectivity} [ARGUMENTS...]

       Query NetworkManager networking status, enable and disable networking.

       on, off
           Enable enable or disable networking control by NetworkManager. All interfaces managed
           by NetworkManager are deactivated when networking is disabled.

       connectivity [check]
           Get network connectivity state. The optional check argument tells NetworkManager to
           re-check the connectivity, else the most recent known connectivity state is displayed
           without re-checking.

           Possible states are:

           none
               the host is not connected to any network.

           portal
               the host is behind a captive portal and cannot reach the full Internet.

           limited
               the host is connected to a network, but it has no access to the Internet.

           full
               the host is connected to a network and has full access to the Internet.

           unknown
               the connectivity status cannot be found out.

RADIO TRANSMISSION CONTROL COMMANDS

       nmcli radio {all | wifi | wwan} [ARGUMENTS...]

       Show radio switches status, or enable and disable the switches.

       wifi [on | off]
           Show or set status of Wi-Fi in NetworkManager. If no arguments are supplied, Wi-Fi
           status is printed; on enables Wi-Fi; off disables Wi-Fi.

       wwan [on | off]
           Show or set status of WWAN (mobile broadband) in NetworkManager. If no arguments are
           supplied, mobile broadband status is printed; on enables mobile broadband, off
           disables it.

       all [on | off]
           Show or set all previously mentioned radio switches at the same time.

ACTIVITY MONITOR

       nmcli monitor

       Observe NetworkManager activity. Watches for changes in connectivity state, devices or
       connection profiles.

       See also nmcli connection monitor and nmcli device monitor to watch for changes in certain
       devices or connections.

CONNECTION MANAGEMENT COMMANDS

       nmcli connection {show | up | down | add | edit | modify | delete | monitor | reload |
                        load} [ARGUMENTS...]

       NetworkManager stores all network configuration as "connections", which are collections of
       data (Layer2 details, IP addressing, etc.) that describe how to create or connect to a
       network. A connection is "active" when a device uses that connection's configuration to
       create or connect to a network. There may be multiple connections that apply to a device,
       but only one of them can be active on that device at any given time. The additional
       connections can be used to allow quick switching between different networks and
       configurations.

       Consider a machine which is usually connected to a DHCP-enabled network, but sometimes
       connected to a testing network which uses static IP addressing. Instead of manually
       reconfiguring eth0 each time the network is changed, the settings can be saved as two
       connections which both apply to eth0, one for DHCP (called default) and one with the
       static addressing details (called testing). When connected to the DHCP-enabled network the
       user would run nmcli con up default , and when connected to the static network the user
       would run nmcli con up testing.

       show [--active] [--order [+-]category:...]
           List in-memory and on-disk connection profiles, some of which may also be active if a
           device is using that connection profile. Without a parameter, all profiles are listed.
           When --active option is specified, only the active profiles are shown.

           The --order option can be used to get custom ordering of connections. The connections
           can be ordered by active status (active), name (name), type (type) or D-Bus path
           (path). If connections are equal according to a sort order category, an additional
           category can be specified. The default sorting order is equivalent to --order
           active:name:path.  + or no prefix means sorting in ascending order (alphabetically or
           in numbers), - means reverse (descending) order. The category names can be abbreviated
           (e.g.  --order -a:na).

       show [--active] [id | uuid | path | apath] ID...
           Show details for specified connections. By default, both static configuration and
           active connection data are displayed. When --active option is specified, only the
           active profiles are taken into account. Use global --show-secrets option to display
           secrets associated with the profile.

           id, uuid, path and apath keywords can be used if ID is ambiguous. Optional
           ID-specifying keywords are:

           id
               the ID denotes a connection name.

           uuid
               the ID denotes a connection UUID.

           path
               the ID denotes a D-Bus static connection path in the format of
               /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/num or just num.

           apath
               the ID denotes a D-Bus active connection path in the format of
               /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/num or just num.

           It is possible to filter the output using the global --fields option. Use the
           following values:

           profile
               only shows static profile configuration.

           active
               only shows active connection data (when the profile is active).

           You can also specify particular fields. For static configuration, use setting and
           property names as described in nm-settings(5) manual page. For active data use
           GENERAL, IP4, DHCP4, IP6, DHCP6, VPN.

           When no command is given to the nmcli connection, the default action is nmcli
           connection show.

       up [id | uuid | path] ID... [ifname ifname] [ap BSSID] [passwd-file file]
           Activate a connection. The connection is identified by its name, UUID or D-Bus path.
           If ID is ambiguous, a keyword id, uuid or path can be used. When requiring a
           particular device to activate the connection on, the ifname option with interface name
           should be given. If the ID is not given an ifname is required, and NetworkManager will
           activate the best available connection for the given ifname. In case of a VPN
           connection, the ifname option specifies the device of the base connection. The ap
           option specify what particular AP should be used in case of a Wi-Fi connection.

           If --wait option is not specified, the default timeout will be 90 seconds.

           See connection show above for the description of the ID-specifying keywords.

           Available options are:

           ifname
               interface that will be used for activation.

           ap
               BSSID of the AP which the command should connect to (for Wi-Fi connections).

           passwd-file
               some networks may require credentials during activation. You can give these
               credentials using this option. Each line of the file should contain one password
               in the form:

                   setting_name.property_name:the password

               For example, for WPA Wi-Fi with PSK, the line would be

                   802-11-wireless-security.psk:secret12345

               For 802.1X password, the line would be

                   802-1x.password:my 1X password

               nmcli also accepts wifi-sec and wifi strings instead of 802-11-wireless-security.
               When NetworkManager requires a password and it is not given, nmcli will ask for it
               when run with --ask. If --ask was not passed, NetworkManager can ask another
               secret agent that may be running (typically a GUI secret agent, such as nm-applet
               or gnome-shell).

       down [id | uuid | path | apath] ID...
           Deactivate a connection from a device without preventing the device from further
           auto-activation. Multiple connections can be passed to the command.

           Be aware that this command deactivates the specified active connection, but the device
           on which the connection was active, is still ready to connect and will perform
           auto-activation by looking for a suitable connection that has the 'autoconnect' flag
           set. This includes the just deactivated connection. So if the connection is set to
           auto-connect, it will be automatically started on the disconnected device again.

           In most cases you may want to use device disconnect command instead.

           The connection is identified by its name, UUID or D-Bus path. If ID is ambiguous, a
           keyword id, uuid, path or apath can be used.

           See connection show above for the description of the ID-specifying keywords.

           If --wait option is not specified, the default timeout will be 10 seconds.

       add ifname ifname [con-name name] [autoconnect {yes | no}] [save {yes | no}]
       [master master] [slave-type type] [type type] [ARGUMENTS...] [ip4 addr] [gw4 addr]
       [ip6 addr] [gw6 addr] [-- [+|-]setting.property value ...]
           Add a connection for NetworkManager. Arguments differ according to connection types,
           see below.

           ifname
               interface to bind the connection to. The connection will only be applicable to
               this interface name. A special value of * can be used for interface-independent
               connections. The ifname argument is mandatory for all connection types except
               bond, team, bridge and vlan. Note: use quotes around * to suppress shell
               expansion.

           con-name
               connection name (when not provided a default name is generated:
               <type>[-<ifname>][-<num>]).

           autoconnect
               whether the connection profile can be automatically activated (default: yes).

           save
               whether the connection should be persistent, i.e. NetworkManager should store it
               on disk (default: yes).

           master
               master interface name, or connection UUID or ID of master connection profile. The
               value can be prefixed with ifname/, uuid/ or id/ to disambiguate it.

           slave-type
               type of master connection. Only required when it can not be inferred (i.e. the
               master connection does not exist yet).

           type
               connection type; see below for allowed values. Note that types bond-slave,
               team-slave and bridge-slave create ethernet connection profiles. Their use is
               discouraged in favor of using a specific type with master option.

           type ethernet [mac addr] [cloned-mac addr] [mtu mtu]

               mac
                   MAC address of the device this connection is locked to.

               cloned-mac
                   cloned MAC.

               mtu
                   MTU.

           type wifi ssid SSID [mac addr] [cloned-mac addr] [mode {infrastructure | ap | adhoc}]
           [mtu mtu]

               ssid
                   SSID.

               mac
                   MAC address of the device this connection is locked to.

               cloned-mac
                   cloned MAC.

               mode
                   Wi-Fi network mode. If blank, infrastructure is assumed.

               mtu
                   MTU.

           type wimax [mac addr] [nsp nsp]

               mac
                   MAC address of the device this connection is locked to.

               nsp
                   Network Service Provider name.

           type pppoe username user [password passwd] [service name] [mtu mtu] [mac addr]

               username
                   PPPoE username.

               password
                   Password for the PPPoE username.

               service
                   PPPoE service name (if required by concentrator).

               mtu
                   MTU.

               mac
                   MAC address of the device this connection is locked to.

           type gsm [apn APN] [username user] [password passwd]

               apn
                   APN - GSM Access Point Name.

               user
                   user name.

               password
                   password.

           type cdma [username user] [password passwd]

               user
                   user name.

               password
                   password.

           type infiniband [mac addr] [mtu mtu] [transport-mode {datagram | connected}]
           [parent device] [p-key key]

               mac
                   MAC address of the device this connection is locked to (InfiniBand MAC is 20
                   bytes).

               mtu
                   MTU.

               transport-mode
                   InfiniBand transport mode.

               parent
                   the interface name of the parent device (if any).

               p-key
                   the InfiniBand P_Key (16-bit unsigned integer).

           type bluetooth [addr addr] [bt-type {panu | dun-gsm | dun-cdma}]

               addr
                   Bluetooth device address (MAC).

               bt-type
                   Bluetooth connection type.

           type vlan dev device id id [flags flags] [ingress mapping] [egress mapping] [mtu mtu]

               dev
                   parent device this VLAN is on.

               id
                   VLAN ID in range 0-4095.

               flags
                   flags.

               ingress
                   VLAN ingress priority mapping.

               egress
                   VLAN egress priority mapping.

               mtu
                   MTU.

           type bond
           [mode {active-backup | balance-xor | broadcast | 802.3ad | balance-tlb | balance-alb | num}]
           [primary ifname] [miimon num] [downdelay num] [updelay num] [arp-interval num]
           [arp-ip-target num]

               mode
                   bonding mode (default: balance-rr).

               primary
                   primary interface name (for active-backup mode).

               miimon
                   miimon (default: 100).

               downdelay
                   downdelay (default: 0).

               updelay
                   updelay (default: 0).

               arp-interval
                   ARP interval (default: 0).

               arp-ip-target
                   ARP IP target.

           type bond-slave [master master]

               master
                   master bond interface name, or connection UUID or ID of bond master connection
                   profile. The value can be prefixed with ifname/, uuid/ or id/ to disambiguate
                   it.

           type team [config {file | JSON}]

               config
                   JSON configuration for team.

           type team-slave [config JSON]

               master
                   master team interface name, or connection UUID or ID of team master connection
                   profile. The value can be prefixed with ifname/, uuid/ or id/to disambiguate
                   it.

               config
                   JSON configuration for team.

           type bridge [stp {yes | no}] [priority num] [forward-delay 2-30] [hello-time 1-10]
           [max-age 6-42] [ageing-time 0-1000000] [multicast-snooping {yes | no}] [mac addr]

               stp
                   controls whether Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is enabled for this bridge
                   (default: yes).

               priority
                   sets STP priority (default: 128).

               forward-delay
                   STP forwarding delay, in seconds (default: 15).

               hello-time
                   STP hello time, in seconds (default: 2).

               max-age
                   STP maximum message age, in seconds (default: 20).

               ageing-time
                   the Ethernet MAC address aging time, in seconds (default: 300).

               multicast-snooping
                   controls whether IGMP snooping is enabled (default: yes).

               mac
                   MAC address of the bridge (note: this requires a recent kernel feature,
                   originally introduced in 3.15 upstream kernel).

           type bridge-slave [master master] [priority num] [path-cost 1-65535]
           [hairpin {yes | no}]

               master
                   master bridge interface name, or connection UUID or ID of bridge master
                   connection profile. The value can be prefixed with ifname/, uuid/ or id/ to
                   disambiguate it.

               priority
                   STP priority of this slave (default: 32).

               path-cost
                   STP port cost for destinations via this slave (default: 100).

               hairpin
                   'hairpin mode' for the slave, which allows frames to be sent back out through
                   the slave the frame was received on (default: yes).

           type vpn [type type] [user username]

               vpn-type
                   VPN type.

               user
                   VPN username.

           type olpc-mesh ssid SSID [channel 1-13] [dhcp-anycast MAC]

               ssid
                   SSID.

               channel
                   channel to use for the network.

               dhcp-anycast
                   anycast DHCP MAC address used when requesting an IP address via DHCP.

           type adsl username username protocol {pppoa | pppoe | ipoatm} [password passwd]
           [encapsulation {vcmux | llc}]

               username
                   ADSL user name.

               protocol
                   ADSL protocol.

               password
                   ADSL password.

               encapsulation
                   ADSL encapsulation.

           type tun mode {tun | tap} [owner UID] [group GID] [pi {yes | no}]
           [vnet-hdr {yes | no}] [multi-queue {yes | no}]

               mode
                   Mode for the device.

               owner
                   UID of the owner.

               group
                   GID of the group.

               pi
                   include packet information (~IFF_NO_PI flag).

               vnet-hdr
                   send and receive large (i.e. GSO) packets and packets with partial checksums
                   (IFF_VNET_HDR flag).

               multi-queue
                   multi-queue support for tun/tap device (IFF_MULTI_QUEUE flag).

           type ip-tunnel
           mode {ipip | gre | sit | isatap | vti | ip6ip6 | ipip6 | ip6gre | vti6 | tun}
           remote addr [local addr] [dev device]

               mode
                   tunnel mode.

               remote
                   IPv4 or IPv6 address of the remote tunnel endpoint.

               local
                   IPv4 or IPv6 address of the local tunnel endpoint.

               dev
                   device to use for tunnel endpoint communication.

           type macvlan dev device mode {vepa | bridge | private | passthru | source}
           [tap {yes | no}]

               dev
                   parent device this MACVLAN is on.

               mode
                   MACVLAN mode, which specifies the communication mechanism between multiple
                   MACVLANs on the same lower device.

               tap
                   controls the device type. If set to 'yes' a MACVTAP will be created (default:
                   no).

           type vxlan id id remote addr [dev parent device (ifname or connection UUID)]
           [local addr] [source-port-min 0-65535] [source-port-max 0-65535]
           [destination-port 0-65535]

               id
                   VXLAN Network Identifer to use.

               remote
                   unicast destination IP address or multicast IP address to join.

               dev
                   device to use for tunnel endpoint communication.

               local
                   source IP address.

               source-port-min
                   minimum UDP source port to communicate to the remote VXLAN tunnel endpoint.

               source-port-max
                   maximum UDP source port to communicate to the remote VXLAN tunnel endpoint.

               destination-port
                   UDP destination port to communicate to the remote VXLAN tunnel endpoint.

           ip4, gw4
               IPv4 addresses.

           ip6, gw6
               IPv6 addresses.

           --
               If a -- argument is encountered, the rest of command line is interpreted as
               property list in the same format as connection modify command accepts. This makes
               it possible to adjust the connection properties before it's added.

       edit {[id | uuid | path] ID... | [type type] [con-name name] }
           Edit an existing connection or add a new one, using an interactive editor.

           The existing connection is identified by its name, UUID or D-Bus path. If ID is
           ambiguous, a keyword id, uuid, or path can be used. See connection show above for the
           description of the ID-specifying keywords. Not providing an ID means that a new
           connection will be added.

           The interactive editor will guide you through the connection editing and allow you to
           change connection parameters according to your needs by means of a simple menu-driven
           interface. The editor indicates what settings and properties can be modified and
           provides in-line help.

           Available options:

           type
               type of the new connection; valid types are the same as for connection add
               command.

           con-name
               name for the new connection. It can be changed later in the editor.

           See also nm-settings(5) for all NetworkManager settings and property names, and their
           descriptions; and nmcli-examples(7) for sample editor sessions.

       modify [--temporary] [id | uuid | path] ID [+|-]setting.property value...
           Modify one or more properties in the connection profile.

           The connection is identified by its name, UUID or D-Bus path. If ID is ambiguous, a
           keyword id, uuid or path can be used. See nm-settings(5) for setting and property
           names, their descriptions and default values. This command supports abbreviations for
           setting and property provided they are unique. Empty value ("") removes the property
           value (sets the property to the default value). The provided value overwrites the
           existing property value.

           If you want to append an item to the existing value, use + prefix for the property
           name. If you want to remove just one item from container-type property, use - prefix
           for the property name and specify a value or an zero-based index of the item to remove
           (or option name for properties with named options) as value. Of course, + and - only
           have a real effect for multi-value (container) properties like ipv4.dns,
           ipv4.addresses, bond.options, etc.

       clone [--temporary] [id | uuid | path] ID... new name
           Clone a connection. The connection to be cloned is identified by its name, UUID or
           D-Bus path. If ID is ambiguous, a keyword id, uuid or path can be used. See connection
           show above for the description of the ID-specifying keywords.  name is the name of the
           new cloned connection. The new connection will be the exact copy except the
           connection.id (name) and connection.uuid (generated) properties.

           The new connection profile will be saved as persistent unless --temporary option is
           specified, in which case the new profile won't exist after NetworkManager restart.

       delete [id | uuid | path] ID...
           Delete a configured connection. The connection to be deleted is identified by its
           name, UUID or D-Bus path. If ID is ambiguous, a keyword id, uuid or path can be used.
           See connection show above for the description of the ID-specifying keywords.

           If --wait option is not specified, the default timeout will be 10 seconds.

       monitor [id | uuid | path] ID...
           Monitor connection profile activity. This command prints a line whenever the specified
           connection changes. The connection to be monitored is identified by its name, UUID or
           D-Bus path. If ID is ambiguous, a keyword id, uuid or path can be used. See connection
           show above for the description of the ID-specifying keywords.

           Monitors all connection profiles in case none is specified. The command terminates
           when all monitored connections disappear. If you want to monitor connection creation
           consider using the global monitor with nmcli monitor command.

       reload
           Reload all connection files from disk. NetworkManager does not monitor changes to
           connection files by default. So you need to use this command in order to tell
           NetworkManager to re-read the connection profiles from disk when a change was made to
           them. However, the auto-loading feature can be enabled and then NetworkManager will
           reload connection files any time they change (monitor-connection-files=true in
           NetworkManager.conf(5)).

       load filename...
           Load/reload one or more connection files from disk. Use this after manually editing a
           connection file to ensure that NetworkManager is aware of its latest state.

       import [--temporary] [type type] [file file]
           Import an external/foreign configuration as a NetworkManager connection profile. The
           type of the input file is specified by type option.

           Only VPN configurations are supported at the moment. The configuration is imported by
           NetworkManager VPN plugins.  type values are the same as for vpn-type option in nmcli
           connection add. VPN configurations are imported by VPN plugins. Therefore the proper
           VPN plugin has to be installed so that nmcli could import the data.

           The imported connection profile will be saved as persistent unless --temporary option
           is specified, in which case the new profile won't exist after NetworkManager restart.

       export [id | uuid | path] ID [file]
           Export a connection.

           Only VPN connections are supported at the moment. A proper VPN plugin has to be
           installed so that nmcli could export a connection. If no file is provided, the VPN
           configuration data will be printed to standard output.

DEVICE MANAGEMENT COMMANDS

       nmcli device {status | show | set | connect | reapply | disconnect | delete | monitor |
                    wifi | lldp} [ARGUMENTS...]

       Show and manage network interfaces.

       status
           Print status of devices.

           This is the default action if no command is specified to nmcli device.

       show [ifname]
           Show detailed information about devices. Without an argument, all devices are
           examined. To get information for a specific device, the interface name has to be
           provided.

       set [ifname] ifname [autoconnect {yes | no}] [managed {yes | no}]
           Set device properties.

       connect [ifname]
           Connect the device. NetworkManager will try to find a suitable connection that will be
           activated. It will also consider connections that are not set to auto connect.

           If --wait option is not specified, the default timeout will be 90 seconds.

       reapply [ifname]
           Attempt to update device with changes to the currently active connection made since it
           was last applied.

       disconnect [ifname...]
           Disconnect a device and prevent the device from automatically activating further
           connections without user/manual intervention. Note that disconnecting software devices
           may mean that the devices will disappear.

           If --wait option is not specified, the default timeout will be 10 seconds.

       delete [ifname...]
           Delete a device. The command removes the interface from the system. Note that this
           only works for software devices like bonds, bridges, teams, etc. Hardware devices
           (like Ethernet) cannot be deleted by the command.

           If --wait option is not specified, the default timeout will be 10 seconds.

       monitor [ifname...]
           Monitor device activity. This command prints a line whenever the specified devices
           change state.

           Monitors all devices in case no interface is specified. The monitor terminates when
           all specified devices disappear. If you want to monitor device addition consider using
           the global monitor with nmcli monitor command.

       wifi [list [ifname ifname] [bssid BSSID]]
           List available Wi-Fi access points. The ifname and bssid options can be used to list
           APs for a particular interface or with a specific BSSID, respectively.

       wifi connect (B)SSID [password password] [wep-key-type {key | phrase}] [ifname ifname]
       [bssid BSSID] [name name] [private {yes | no}] [hidden {yes | no}]
           Connect to a Wi-Fi network specified by SSID or BSSID. The command creates a new
           connection and then activates it on a device. This is a command-line counterpart of
           clicking an SSID in a GUI client. The command always creates a new connection and thus
           it is mainly useful for connecting to new Wi-Fi networks. If a connection for the
           network already exists, it is better to bring up (activate) the existing connection as
           follows: nmcli con up id name. Note that only open, WEP and WPA-PSK networks are
           supported at the moment. It is also supposed that IP configuration is obtained via
           DHCP.

           If --wait option is not specified, the default timeout will be 90 seconds.

           Available options are:

           password
               password for secured networks (WEP or WPA).

           wep-key-type
               type of WEP secret, either key for ASCII/HEX key or phrase for passphrase.

           ifname
               interface that will be used for activation.

           bssid
               if specified, the created connection will be restricted just for the BSSID.

           name
               if specified, the connection will use the name (else NM creates a name itself).

           private
               if set to yes, the connection will only be visible to the user who created it.
               Otherwise the connection is system-wide, which is the default.

           hidden
               set to yes 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.

       wifi hotspot [ifname ifname] [con-name name] [ssid SSID] [band {a | bg}] [channel channel]
       [password password]
           Create a Wi-Fi hotspot. The command creates a hotspot connection profile according to
           Wi-Fi device capabilities and activates it on the device. The hotspot is secured with
           WPA if device/driver supports that, otherwise WEP is used. Use connection down or
           device disconnect to stop the hotspot.

           Parameters of the hotspot can be influenced by the optional parameters:

           ifname
               what Wi-Fi device is used.

           con-name
               name of the created hotspot connection profile.

           ssid
               SSID of the hotspot.

           band
               Wi-Fi band to use.

           channel
               Wi-Fi channel to use.

           password
               password to use for the created hotspot. If not provided, nmcli will generate a
               password. The password is either WPA pre-shared key or WEP key.

               Note that --show-secrets global option can be used to print the hotspot password.
               It is useful especially when the password was generated.

       wifi rescan [ifname ifname] [ssid SSID...]
           Request that NetworkManager immediately re-scan for available access points.
           NetworkManager scans Wi-Fi networks periodically, but in some cases it can be useful
           to start scanning manually (e.g. after resuming the computer). By using ssid, it is
           possible to scan for a specific SSID, which is useful for APs with hidden SSIDs. You
           can provide multiple ssid parameters in order to scan more SSIDs.

           This command does not show the APs, use nmcli device wifi list for that.

       lldp [list [ifname ifname]]
           Display information about neighboring devices learned through the Link Layer Discovery
           Protocol (LLDP). The ifname option can be used to list neighbors only for a given
           interface. The protocol must be enabled in the connection settings.

SECRET AGENT

       nmcli agent {secret | polkit | all}

       Run nmcli as a NetworkManager secret agent, or polkit agent.

       secret
           Register nmcli as a NetworkManager secret agent and listen for secret requests. You do
           usually not need this command, because nmcli can handle secrets when connecting to
           networks. However, you may find the command useful when you use another tool for
           activating connections and you do not have a secret agent available (like nm-applet).

       polkit
           Register nmcli as a polkit agent for the user session and listen for authorization
           requests. You do not usually need this command, because nmcli can handle polkit
           actions related to NetworkManager operations (when run with --ask). However, you may
           find the command useful when you want to run a simple text based polkit agent and you
           do not have an agent of a desktop environment. Note that running this command makes
           nmcli handle all polkit requests, not only NetworkManager related ones, because only
           one polkit agent can run for the session.

       all
           Runs nmcli as both NetworkManager secret and a polkit agent.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       nmcli's behavior is affected by the following environment variables.

       LC_ALL
           If set to a non-empty string value, it overrides the values of all the other
           internationalization variables.

       LC_MESSAGES
           Determines the locale to be used for internationalized messages.

       LANG
           Provides a default value for the internationalization variables that are unset or
           null.

INTERNATIONALIZATION NOTES

       Be aware that nmcli is localized and that is why the output depends on your environment.
       This is important to realize especially when you parse the output.

       Call nmcli as LC_ALL=C nmcli to be sure the locale is set to C while executing in a
       script.

       LC_ALL, LC_MESSAGES, LANG variables specify the LC_MESSAGES locale category (in that
       order), which determines the language that nmcli uses for messages. The C locale is used
       if none of these variables are set, and this locale uses English messages.

EXIT STATUS

       nmcli exits with status 0 if it succeeds, a value greater than 0 is returned if an error
       occurs.

       0
           Success – indicates the operation succeeded.

       1
           Unknown or unspecified error.

       2
           Invalid user input, wrong nmcli invocation.

       3
           Timeout expired (see --wait option).

       4
           Connection activation failed.

       5
           Connection deactivation failed.

       6
           Disconnecting device failed.

       7
           Connection deletion failed.

       8
           NetworkManager is not running.

       10
           Connection, device, or access point does not exist.

EXAMPLES

       This section presents various examples of nmcli usage. If you want even more, please refer
       to nmcli-examples(7) manual page.

       nmcli -t -f RUNNING general
           tells you whether NetworkManager is running or not.

       nmcli -t -f STATE general
           shows the overall status of NetworkManager.

       nmcli radio wifi off
           switches Wi-Fi off.

       nmcli connection show
           lists all connections NetworkManager has.

       nmcli -p -m multiline -f all con show
           shows all configured connections in multi-line mode.

       nmcli connection show --active
           lists all currently active connections.

       nmcli -f name,autoconnect c s
           shows all connection profile names and their auto-connect property.

       nmcli -p connection show "My default em1"
           shows details for "My default em1" connection profile.

       nmcli --show-secrets connection show "My Home WiFi"
           shows details for "My Home WiFi" connection profile with all passwords. Without
           --show-secrets option, secrets would not be displayed.

       nmcli -f active connection show "My default em1"
           shows details for "My default em1" active connection, like IP, DHCP information, etc.

       nmcli -f profile con s "My wired connection"
           shows static configuration details of the connection profile with "My wired
           connection" name.

       nmcli -p con up "My wired connection" ifname eth0
           activates the connection profile with name "My wired connection" on interface eth0.
           The -p option makes nmcli show progress of the activation.

       nmcli con up 6b028a27-6dc9-4411-9886-e9ad1dd43761 ap 00:3A:98:7C:42:D3
           connects the Wi-Fi connection with UUID 6b028a27-6dc9-4411-9886-e9ad1dd43761 to the AP
           with BSSID 00:3A:98:7C:42:D3.

       nmcli device status
           shows the status for all devices.

       nmcli dev disconnect em2
           disconnects a connection on interface em2 and marks the device as unavailable for
           auto-connecting. As a result, no connection will automatically be activated on the
           device until the device's 'autoconnect' is set to TRUE or the user manually activates
           a connection.

       nmcli -f GENERAL,WIFI-PROPERTIES dev show wlan0
           shows details for wlan0 interface; only GENERAL and WIFI-PROPERTIES sections will be
           shown.

       nmcli -f CONNECTIONS device show wlp3s0
           shows all available connection profiles for your Wi-Fi interface wlp3s0.

       nmcli dev wifi
           lists available Wi-Fi access points known to NetworkManager.

       nmcli dev wifi con "Cafe Hotspot 1" password caffeine name "My cafe"
           creates a new connection named "My cafe" and then connects it to "Cafe Hotspot 1" SSID
           using password "caffeine". This is mainly useful when connecting to "Cafe Hotspot 1"
           for the first time. Next time, it is better to use nmcli con up id "My cafe" so that
           the existing connection profile can be used and no additional is created.

       nmcli -s dev wifi hotspot con-name QuickHotspot
           creates a hotspot profile and connects it. Prints the hotspot password the user should
           use to connect to the hotspot from other devices.

       nmcli connection add type ethernet autoconnect no ifname eth0
           non-interactively adds an Ethernet connection tied to eth0 interface with automatic IP
           configuration (DHCP), and disables the connection's autoconnect flag.

       nmcli c a ifname Maxipes-fik type vlan dev eth0 id 55
           non-interactively adds a VLAN connection with ID 55. The connection will use eth0 and
           the VLAN interface will be named Maxipes-fik.

       nmcli c a ifname eth0 type ethernet -- ipv4.method disabled ipv6.method link-local
           non-interactively adds a connection that will use eth0 Ethernet interface and only
           have an IPv6 link-local address configured.

       nmcli connection edit ethernet-em1-2
           edits existing "ethernet-em1-2" connection in the interactive editor.

       nmcli connection edit type ethernet con-name "yet another Ethernet connection"
           adds a new Ethernet connection in the interactive editor.

       nmcli con mod ethernet-2 connection.autoconnect no
           modifies 'autoconnect' property in the 'connection' setting of 'ethernet-2'
           connection.

       nmcli con mod "Home Wi-Fi" wifi.mtu 1350
           modifies 'mtu' property in the 'wifi' setting of 'Home Wi-Fi' connection.

       nmcli con mod em1-1 ipv4.method manual ipv4.addr "192.168.1.23/24 192.168.1.1,
       10.10.1.5/8, 10.0.0.11"
           sets manual addressing and the addresses in em1-1 profile.

       nmcli con modify ABC +ipv4.dns 8.8.8.8
           appends a Google public DNS server to DNS servers in ABC profile.

       nmcli con modify ABC -ipv4.addresses "192.168.100.25/24 192.168.1.1"
           removes the specified IP address from (static) profile ABC.

       nmcli con import type openvpn file ~/Downloads/frootvpn.ovpn
           imports an OpenVPN configuration to NetworkManager.

       nmcli con export corp-vpnc /home/joe/corpvpn.conf
           exports NetworkManager VPN profile corp-vpnc as standard Cisco (vpnc) configuration.

NOTES

       nmcli accepts abbreviations, as long as they are a unique prefix in the set of possible
       options. As new options get added, these abbreviations are not guaranteed to stay unique.
       For scripting and long term compatibility it is therefore strongly advised to spell out
       the full option names.

BUGS

       There are probably some bugs. If you find a bug, please report it to
       https://bugzilla.gnome.org/ — product NetworkManager.

SEE ALSO

       nmcli-examples(7), nm-online(1), NetworkManager(8), NetworkManager.conf(5), nm-
       settings(5), nm-applet(1), nm-connection-editor(1).