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  1. .TH HOSTAPD_CLI 1 "April 7, 2005" hostapd_cli "hostapd command-line interface"
  2. .SH NAME
  3. hostapd_cli \- hostapd command-line interface
  4. .SH SYNOPSIS
  5. .B hostapd_cli
  6. [\-p<path>] [\-i<ifname>] [\-a<path>] [\-hvB] [command..]
  7. .SH DESCRIPTION
  8. This manual page documents briefly the
  9. .B hostapd_cli
  10. utility.
  11. .PP
  12. .B hostapd_cli
  13. is a command-line interface for the
  14. .B hostapd
  15. daemon.
  16. .B hostapd
  17. is a user space daemon for access point and authentication servers.
  18. It implements IEEE 802.11 access point management, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticators and RADIUS authentication server.
  19. For more information about
  20. .B hostapd
  21. refer to the
  22. .BR hostapd (8)
  23. man page.
  24. .SH OPTIONS
  25. A summary of options is included below.
  26. For a complete description, run
  27. .BR hostapd_cli
  28. from the command line.
  29. .TP
  30. .B \-p<path>
  31. Path to find control sockets.
  32. Default: /var/run/hostapd
  33. .TP
  34. .B \-i<ifname>
  35. Interface to listen on.
  36. Default: first interface found in socket path.
  37. .TP
  38. .B \-a<path>
  39. Run in daemon mode executing the action file based on events from hostapd.
  40. .TP
  41. .B \-B
  42. Run a daemon in the background.
  43. .TP
  44. .B \-h
  45. Show usage.
  46. .TP
  47. .B \-v
  48. Show hostapd_cli version.
  49. .SH COMMANDS
  50. A summary of commands is included below.
  51. For a complete description, run
  52. .BR hostapd_cli
  53. from the command line.
  54. .TP
  55. .B mib
  56. Get MIB variables (dot1x, dot11, radius).
  57. .TP
  58. .B sta <addr>
  59. Get MIB variables for one station.
  60. .TP
  61. .B all_sta
  62. Get MIB variables for all stations.
  63. .TP
  64. .B help
  65. Get usage help.
  66. .TP
  67. .B interface [ifname]
  68. Show interfaces/select interface.
  69. .TP
  70. .B level <debug level>
  71. Change debug level.
  72. .TP
  73. .B license
  74. Show full
  75. .B hostapd_cli
  76. license.
  77. .TP
  78. .B quit
  79. Exit hostapd_cli.
  80. .SH SEE ALSO
  81. .BR hostapd (8).
  82. .SH AUTHOR
  83. hostapd_cli was written by Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>.
  84. .PP
  85. This manual page was written by Faidon Liambotis <faidon@cube.gr>,
  86. for the Debian project (but may be used by others).