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The help parameter can also be used to obtain a more detailed description for the individual commands. | The help parameter can also be used to obtain a more detailed description for the individual commands. | ||
For example `nmcli connection help` and `nmcli connection add help` show a description for the possible connection operations and for how to add connections, respectively. | For example `nmcli connection help` and `nmcli connection add help` show a description for the possible connection operations and for how to add connections, respectively. | ||
The newest version of the manual page can be found on [http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/plain/man/nmcli.1.in nmcli.1] and [http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/plain/man/nmcli-examples.xml nmcli-examples.5]. | |||
== Interactive Mode == | == Interactive Mode == | ||
Revision as of 09:00, 28 August 2013
Documentation for NetworkManager Command Line Interface nmcli
The primary reference for nmcli are the manual pages nmcli(1) and nmcli-examples(5).
For a quick reference, the user can type nmcli [help] to print the supported options and commands.
The help parameter can also be used to obtain a more detailed description for the individual commands.
For example nmcli connection help and nmcli connection add help show a description for the possible connection operations and for how to add connections, respectively.
The newest version of the manual page can be found on nmcli.1 and nmcli-examples.5.
Interactive Mode
The interactive mode can be invoked with nmcli connection edit which shows a command prompt and awaits user input. In interactive mode there is also the help command
that prints informations about the available commands for connection editing.