nmcli

Question 1

nmcli

Answer 1

nmcli is a command-line tool for controlling NetworkManager and getting its status.

Question 2

nmcli [OPTIONS]

• o[verview] overview mode (hide default values)
• t[erse] terse output
• p[retty] pretty output
• m[ode] tabular|multiline output mode
• c[olors] auto|yes|no whether to use colors in output
• f[ields] <field1>|all|common specify fields to output<br></br> -g[et-values] <field1>|all|common shortcut for -m tabular -t -f</field1></field1>

Answer 2

• e[scape] yes|no escape columns separators in values
• a[sk] ask for missing parameters
• s[how-secrets] allow displaying passwords
• w[ait] <seconds> set timeout waiting for finishing operations<br></br> -v[ersion] show program version<br></br> -h[elp] print this help</seconds>

Question 3

nmcli [OBJECT]

g[eneral] NetworkManager’s general status and operations
n[etworking] overall networking control
r[adio] NetworkManager radio switches

Answer 3

c[onnection] NetworkManager’s connections
d[evice] devices managed by NetworkManager
a[gent] NetworkManager secret agent or polkit agent
m[onitor] monitor NetworkManager changes