NMCLI

status

Show overall status of NetworkManager. This is the default action, when no command is provided to nm object.

Reference to D-Bus:
No simple reference.

enable [true|false]

Get networking-enabled status or enable/disable networking by NetworkManager. All interfaces managed by NetworkManager are deactivated when networking has been disabled.

Reference to D-Bus:
interface: org.freedesktop.NetworkManager
method:    Enable
arguments: TRUE or FALSE

sleep [true|false]

Get sleep status or put to sleep/awake NetworkManager. All interfaces managed by NetworkManager are deactivated when it falls asleep. This command is not meant for user to enable/disable networking, use enable for that. D-Bus Sleep method is designed to put NetworkManager to sleep or awake for suspending/resuming computer.

Reference to D-Bus:
interface: org.freedesktop.NetworkManager
method:    Sleep
arguments: TRUE or FALSE

wifi [on|off]

Inquire or set status of WiFi in NetworkManager. Without any further argument, WiFi status is printed; on enables WiFi; off disables WiFi.

Reference to D-Bus:
No simple reference.

wwan [on|off]

Inquire or set status of WWAN in NetworkManager. Without any further argument, WWAN status is printed; on enables WWAN; off disables WWAN.

Reference to D-Bus:
No simple reference.

con

Connections
Get information about NetworkManager's connections.

COMMAND := { list | status | up | down | delete }

list [id <id> | uuid <id>]

List configured connections. Without a parameter, all connections are listed. In order to get connection details, id with connection's name or uuid with connection's UUID shall be specified. When no command is given to the con object, the default action is 'nmcli con list'.

Reference to D-Bus:
No simple reference.

status

Print status of active connections.

Reference to D-Bus:
No simple reference.

up id <id> | uuid <id> [iface <iface>] [ap <BSSID>] [--nowait] [--timeout <timeout>]

Activate a connection. The connection is identified by its name using id or UUID using uuid. For requiring particular device to activate the connection on, iface option with interface name should be given. ap option can further concretize what AP should be used in case of WiFi connection. --nowait option causes nmcli to exit immediately and not to wait for command completion. --timeout option provides a means to specify how long to wait for operation completion.

Reference to D-Bus:
interface: org.freedesktop.NetworkManager
method:    ActivateConnection
arguments: according to arguments

down id <id> | uuid <id>

Deactivate a connection. The connection is identified by its name using id or UUID using uuid.

Reference to D-Bus:
interface: org.freedesktop.NetworkManager
method:    DeactivateConnection
arguments: according to arguments

delete id <id> | uuid <id>

Delete a configured connection. The connection to delete is specified with id (connection name) or uuid (connection UUID).

Reference to D-Bus:
interface: org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Settings.Connection
method:    Delete
arguments: none

dev

Devices
Get information about devices.

COMMAND := { status | list | disconnect | wifi }

status

Print status of devices. This is the default action, when no command is specified to dev object.

Reference to D-Bus:
No simple reference.

list [iface <iface>]

Get detailed information about devices. Without an argument, all devices are examined. To get information for a specific device, iface argument with the interface name should be provided.

Reference to D-Bus:
No simple reference.

disconnect iface <iface> [--nowait] [--timeout <timeout>]

Disconnect a device and prevent the device from automatically activating further connections without user/manual intervention. --nowait option causes nmcli to exit immediately and not to wait for command completion. --timeout option provides a means to specify how long to wait for operation completion.

Reference to D-Bus:
interface: org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device
method:    Disconnect
arguments: none

wifi [list [iface <iface>] [bssid <BSSID>]]

List available WiFi access points. iface and bssid options can be used to get just APs for particular interface or specific AP, respectively.

Reference to D-Bus:
No simple reference.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

LC_ALL

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

LC_MESSAGES

Determines the locale to be used for internationalised messages.

LANG

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

Notes about localization:
Be aware that nmcli is localized and that's why the output depends on your environment. It's important to realize that 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

0

Success - indicates the operation succeeded

1

Unknown or unspecified error

2

Invalid user input, wrong nmcli invocation

3

Timeout expired (see commands with --timeout option)

4

Connection activation failed

5

Connection deactivation failed

6

Disconnecting device failed

BUGS

SEE ALSO

Index

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

OBJECT

COMMAND := { status | enable | sleep | wifi | wwan }

COMMAND := { list | status | up | down | delete }

COMMAND := { status | list | disconnect | wifi }

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

EXIT STATUS

BUGS

SEE ALSO