iwctl - Man Page

Internet wireless control utility

Examples (TL;DR)

Synopsis

iwctl [options ...] [commands ...]

Description

Tool for configuring iwd daemon via D-Bus interface. It supports both an interactive mode and command line mode.

Options

--username,  -u

Provide username.

--password,  -p

Provide password.

--passphrase,  -P

Provide passphrase.

--dont-ask,  -v

Don't ask for missing credentials.

--help,  -h

Show help message and exit.

Examples

Interactive mode

To start an interactive mode and list all available commands do: .. code-block:

$ iwctl
[iwd]# help

To connect to a network: .. code-block:

[iwd]# device list
[iwd]# station DEVICE scan
[iwd]# station DEVICE get-networks
[iwd]# station DEVICE connect SSID

Command line mode

To list all available commands in command line mode and exit do: .. code-block:

$ iwctl --help

To connect to a network: .. code-block:

$ iwctl device list
$ iwctl station DEVICE scan
$ iwctl station DEVICE get-networks
$ iwctl --passphrase=PASSPHRASE station DEVICE connect SSID

See Also

iwd(8)

Author

Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>

Referenced By

iwd(8).

22 September 2019 Linux Connectivity