#wifi #cli #connecting #ssid #tool #client #connect

app wifi-client

A cli tool for connecting to wifi

3 unstable releases

0.2.1 Apr 6, 2023
0.2.0 Apr 6, 2023
0.1.0 Apr 4, 2023

#1861 in Command line utilities

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MIT license

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Wifi Client

wifi-client is a tool for connecting to a wifi easily.

This tool uses nmcli under the hood.

Installation

cargo install wifi-client

Usage

NOTE: You have to have have nmcli installed for this tool to work. Look at nmcli man page for installation.

Command:

wifi-client

Output:

▰▰▰▱▱▱▱ Scanning for wifi
? Select the SSID you want to connect
  > SSID: "wifi 1"
    SSID: "wifi 2"
[↑↓ to move, enter to select, type to filter]

After selection:

▰▰▰▱▱▱▱ Scanning for wifi
> Select the SSID you want to connect SSID: "wifi 1"
? Please enter the password for "SSID: "wifi 1""

After password input:

▰▰▰▱▱▱▱ Scanning for wifi
> Select the SSID you want to connect SSID: "wifi 1"
> Please enter the password for "SSID: "wifi 1"" ********
Device '<network-interface-name>' successfully activated with 'XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX'.

Contributing

  1. Fork it
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -am "Add some feature")
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
  5. Create new Pull Request

Dependencies

~5–16MB
~174K SLoC