Ubuntu Manpage: connmanctl

NAME

       connmanctl - Connman CLI

SYNOPSIS

       connmanctl [state |      technologies |      enable technology|offline |     disable technology|offline |
       tether technology on|off |  tether wifi on|off ssid passphrase freq |  services [service] |  peers peer |
       scan technology |   connect service|peer |   disconnect service|peer |   config   service option arg... |
       vpnconnections [connection] | help]

DESCRIPTION

       Connmanctl is a Connman command line interface which can be run in two modes: a plain synchronous command
       input,  and  an  asynchronous  interactive  shell.   To  run  a  specific  command  the  user  may  enter
       connmanctl command [options] or just connmanctl, in the latter case an interactive shell will start.

       Connmanctl  can  handle  most  network  connections. It can be used to enable/disable any technology that
       exists on the system, display a list of services available, connect/disconnect networks, show  properties
       of  the  system, the technologies, and any individual service, and configure all of the properties. It is
       also able to monitor changes in the properties of the services, technologies, and the system.

       In the interactive shell, all of the same commands can be used. It provides quicker usage when needing to
       use connmanctl more extensively. In addition, connecting to protected  wireless  access  points  for  the
       first time requires interactive shell.

COMMANDS AND OPTIONS

help Shows the abbreviated help menu in the terminal.

state Shows the system properties. Includes the online state of the system, offline mode, and session
mode.

technologies
Shows a list of all technology types existing on the system and their properties. See the
properties section of the Technology API for explanations of each property.

enable technology
Enables the given technology type (e.g. ethernet, wifi, 3g, etc.) Turns power on to the
technology, but doesn't connect unless there is a service with autoconnect set to True.

disable technology
Disables the given technology type. Turns power off to the technology and disconnects if it is
already connected.

enable offline
Enables offline mode. Disconnects and powers down all technologies system-wide, however each
technology can be powered back on individually.

disable offline
Disables offline mode. Technologies are powered back on according to their individual policies.

tether technology on | off
Enable or disable tethering on technology. Ethernet cannot be tethered by default since tethering
it usually breaks local networks. See connman.conf(5) for enabling.

tether wifi on | off ssid passphrase [freq]
Enable or disable wireless tethering, as well set the SSID and passphrase.

services
Shows a list of all available services. This includes the nearby wifi networks, the wired ethernet
connections, bluetooth devices, etc. An asterisk in front of the service indicates that the
service has been connected before.

services service
Shows a list of all properties for that service. Only the service path (e.g.
wifi_6834534139723_managed_none) is accepted as a parameter.

scan technology
Scans for new services on the given technology.

connect service
Connects to the given service. Some services need a so-called provisioning file in order to
connect to them, see connman-service.config(5).

disconnect service
Disconnects from the given service.

move-before service target-service
Prefer connecting to service over target-service.

move-after service target-service
Prefer connecting to target-service over service.

config service option arg...
Configures a writable property of the given service to the value(s) entered after option. See the
Config Options subsection for details.

monitor target
Listens for and displays DBus signals sent by Connman. If a currently monitored property changes,
the changes will be shown. If no target is specified, all changes will be shown. See the Monitor
Options subsection for a summary of parameters.

vpnconnections
Shows a list of all available vpn connections.

vpnconnections connection
Shows the current properties of connection.

Commands only available in interactive mode:
agent on | off
Enable or disable the wireless agent, used for entering wireless network passphrases. See the
EXAMPLE section of this man page for an example of connecting to a wireless access point.

vpnagent on | off
Enable or disable the vpn agent, used for entering vpn credentials.

Config Options:
autoconnect on | off
Sets the autoconnect property of the service.

ipv4 off | dhcp | manual address netmask gateway
Configures the IPv4 settings for the service. The argument off means that IPv4 won't be used, dhcp
means that dhcp will be used to get the settings and manual means that the given arguments will be
used as IPv4 settings. address, netmask and gateway must be valid IPv4 addresses. See the EXAMPLE
section of this man page for details.

ipv6 off | auto | manual address prefixlength gateway
Configures the IPv6 settings for the service. The argument off means that IPv6 won't be used, auto
means that settings will be asked from the network and manual means that the given arguments will
be used as IPv6 settings. address and gateway must be valid IPv6 addresses. prefixlength is the
length of the prefix in bits. See the EXAMPLE section of this man page for details.

nameservers dns [...]
Set the list of nameservers, separated by spaces.

timeservers server [...]
Set the list of timeservers, separated by spaces.

domains domain [...]
Set the list of search domains, separated by spaces.

proxy direct | auto URL | manual server[...] [--excludes server[...]]
Configures the proxy settings for the service. direct means that no proxy will be used. If using
auto without a parameter, the network will be asked for the proxy settings. Otherwise, use URL as
an proxy autoconfiguration URL. When set to manual, the first list of servers is used as proxy
servers, and the traffic to the second list of servers are excluded from the proxy. The list of
excluded servers is optional. See the EXAMPLE section of this man page for details.

Monitor Options:
services [off]
Listens for changes to services, for example a service getting an IP address.

tech [off]
Listens for changes to technologies, for example a technology getting enabled.

manager [off]
Listens for the changes to global properties, available technologies, services, and peers.

vpnmanager [off]
Listens for added or removed vpn connections.

vpnconnection [off]
Listens for the changes to vpn connections, for example connecting to a VPN.

EXAMPLE

       Listing available technologies:

             $ connmanctl technologies

       Listing available services:

             $ connmanctl services

       Scanning for wireless networks:

             $ connmanctl scan wifi

       Using the interactive mode to access a wireless access point:

             $ connmanctl
             connmanctl> agent on
             Agent registered
             connmanctl> connect wifi_100ba9d170fc_666f6f626172_managed_psk
             Agent RequestInput wifi_100ba9d170fc_666f6f626172_managed_psk
               Passphrase = [ Type=psk, Requirement=mandatory ]
             Passphrase? password
             Connected wifi_100ba9d170fc_666f6f626172_managed_psk
             connmanctl>

       Configuring a static IP from the command line:

             $  connmanctl   config   wifi_100ba9d170fc_666f6f626172_managed_psk   ipv4   manual   192.168.1.101
       255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1

       Changing the IP back to dhcp:

             $ connmanctl config wifi_100ba9d170fc_666f6f626172_managed_psk ipv4 dhcp

       Setting a proxy server:

             $ connmanctl config wifi_100ba9d170fc_666f6f626172_managed_psk proxy manual proxy.example.com

       Setting multiple proxy servers:

             $  connmanctl  config  wifi_100ba9d170fc_666f6f626172_managed_psk  proxy  manual  proxy.example.com
       http://httpproxy.example.com --excludes internal.example.com

       Tethering a wireless connection (ssid "SSID", passphrase "password"):

             $ connmanctl tether wifi on SSID password

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