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wpa_cli — Add and configure Wi-Fi interfaces. More information: <https://manned.org/wpa_cli>.

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Problem

How to use the wpa_cli command: Add and configure Wi-Fi interfaces. More information: <https://manned.org/wpa_cli>.

Solution

wpa_cli — Add and configure Wi-Fi interfaces. More information: <https://manned.org/wpa_cli>.

Scan for available networks:
sudo wpa_cli scan


Show scan results:
sudo wpa_cli scan_results


Add a network:
sudo wpa_cli {{[add_n|add_network]}} {{number}}


Set a network's SSID:
sudo wpa_cli {{[set_n|set_network]}} {{number}} ssid "{{SSID}}"


Enable network:
sudo wpa_cli {{[en|enable_network]}} {{number}}


Save config:
sudo wpa_cli {{[sa|save_config]}}

Code Snippets

Scan for available networks

sudo wpa_cli scan

Show scan results

sudo wpa_cli scan_results

Add a network

sudo wpa_cli {{[add_n|add_network]}} {{number}}

Set a network's SSID

sudo wpa_cli {{[set_n|set_network]}} {{number}} ssid "{{SSID}}"

Enable network

sudo wpa_cli {{[en|enable_network]}} {{number}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/wpa_cli

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