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$FreeBSD: src/usr.sbin/wpa/hostapd_cli/hostapd_cli.8,v 1.2 2005/06/27 06:40:43 ru Exp $
.Dd June 16, 2005 .Dt HOSTAPD_CLI 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm hostapd_cli .Nd text-based frontend program for interacting with .Xr hostapd 8 .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Ar commands .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm utility is a text-based frontend program for interacting with .Xr hostapd 8 . It is used to query the current status.
p The .Nm utility can show the current authentication status, dot11 and dot1x MIBs, etc.
p The .Nm utility supports two modes: interactive and command line. Both modes share the same command set.
p Interactive mode is started when .Nm is executed without any parameters on the command line. Commands are then entered from the controlling terminal in response to the .Nm prompt. In command line mode, the same commands are entered as command line arguments. .Sh COMMANDS The following commands may be supplied on the command line or at a prompt when operating interactively. l -tag -width indent t Ic mib Report MIB variables (dot1x, dot11) for the current interface. t Ic sta Ar addr Report the MIB variables for the associated station with MAC address .Ar addr . t Ic all_sta Report the MIB variables for all associated stations. t Ic help Show usage help. t Ic interface Op Ar ifname Show available interfaces and/or set the current interface when multiple are available. t Ic level Ar debug_level Change the debugging level in .Xr hostapd 8 . Larger numbers generate more messages. t Ic license Display the full license for .Nm . t Ic quit Exit .Nm . .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr hostapd.conf 5 , .Xr hostapd 8 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm utility first appeared in .Nx 4.0 . .Sh AUTHORS The .Nm utility was written by .An Jouni Malinen Aq Mt jkmaline@cc.hut.fi . This manual page is derived from the
a README file included in the .Nm hostapd distribution.