hostapd_cli1
Hostapd command-line interface
Usage
hostapd_cli [-p<path>]
[-i<ifname>]
[-a<path>]
[-hvB]
[command..]
Overview
This manual page documents briefly the hostapd_cli utility.
hostapd_cli is a command-line interface for the hostapd daemon.
hostapd is a user space daemon for access point and authentication servers. It implements IEEE 802.11 access point management, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticators and RADIUS authentication server. For more information about hostapd refer to the hostapd(8) man page.
Options
A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, run hostapd_cli from the command line.
-p<path>-
Path to find control sockets.
Default: /var/run/hostapd
-i<ifname>-
Interface to listen on.
Default: first interface found in socket path.
-a<path>-
Run in daemon mode executing the action file based on events from hostapd.
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-B -
Run a daemon in the background.
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-h -
Show usage.
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-v -
Show hostapd_cli version.
Commands
A summary of commands is included below. For a complete description, run hostapd_cli from the command line.
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Get MIB variables (dot1x, dot11, radius). |
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sta <addr>
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Get MIB variables for one station. |
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Get MIB variables for all stations. |
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Get usage help. |
interface [ifname]
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Show interfaces/select interface. |
level <debug level>
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Change debug level. |
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Show full |
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Exit hostapd_cli. |
Releases
12 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 3 times.
-B since Debian 7 (Wheezy).