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nmcli-radio:tldr:12cc2
nmcli-radio: Show status of Wi-Fi in NetworkManager.
$ nmcli radio wifi
try on your machine
The command nmcli radio wifi
is used to manage the Wi-Fi radio status on a Linux system using the NetworkManager command-line interface (nmcli).
More specifically, this command displays the current status of the Wi-Fi radio. It shows whether the Wi-Fi radio is enabled or disabled. It can also be used to toggle the Wi-Fi radio on or off.
Here's a breakdown of the different parts of the command:
nmcli
: This is the command-line utility provided by NetworkManager for configuring and managing network connections.radio
: This is a sub-command of nmcli used to manage radio devices (such as Wi-Fi, mobile broadband, etc.).wifi
: This is the specific radio device type we are targeting, in this case, the Wi-Fi radio.
By running nmcli radio wifi
, you can easily check the current status of Wi-Fi on your Linux system.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.