cnetworkmanager is a command-line client for NetworkManager, intended to supplement and replace the GUI applets.
It is licensed under the GPL v2 or later.
$ cnetworkmanager -h
Usage: cnetworkmanager [options]
Options:
--version show program's version number and exit
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-w BOOL, --wifi=BOOL Enable or disable wireless
-o BOOL, --online=BOOL
Enable or disable network at all
--state Print the NM state
--whe, --wireless-hardware-enabled
Print whether the WiFi is enabled
-d, --device-list, --dev
List devices
--device-info=DEV, --di=DEV
Info about device DEV (by interface or UDI(TODO))
-a, -n, --ap-list, --ap, --nets
List access points
--ap-info=AP, --ai=AP
Info about access point AP (by hw address or
UDI(TODO))
-u, --usrcon List user connection settings
-s, --syscon List system connection settings
-c, --actcon List active connections
--demo Run a random demonstration of the API
--activate-connection=[KIND],ID,[DEV],[APMAC]
activate the KIND(user/system) connection ID on device
DEV using APMAC.
-m, --monitor loop to show dbus signals
-C SSID, --connect=SSID
Connect to a wireless network SSID (creating the
configuration using the key options below)
--unprotected network does not require a key
--wep-hex=KEY use this WEP key of 26 hex digits
--wep-pass=KEY use this WEP passphrase
--wpa-psk-hex=KEY use this WPA key of 64 hex digits
--wpa-pass=KEY use this WPA passphrase
RPM in network:utilities (testing builds).
Download the source tarball: cnetworkmanager-0.21.1.tar.gz.
The software is hosted in a Git repository which is mirrored at GitHub.
See the latest NEWS. (Unless they are outdated, in which case see the Git log)
See also the blog posts.
It is implemented in Python and talks to NetworkManager over D-Bus.