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nmcli-radio:tldr:c440a

nmcli-radio: Turn Wi-Fi on or off in NetworkManager.
$ nmcli radio wifi ${select}
try on your machine

The command "nmcli radio wifi ${select}" is a Linux command that uses the nmcli utility to interact with the NetworkManager service.

  • "nmcli" is a command-line tool for managing NetworkManager, which is a service that manages network connections on Linux-based systems.
  • "radio" is an option that is used to control the networking radio devices, such as Wi-Fi.
  • "wifi" is a sub-command under "radio" that specifically deals with the Wi-Fi radio.
  • "${select}" is a placeholder variable that would be replaced with a specific action you want to perform on the Wi-Fi radio.

Overall, the command is used to control the Wi-Fi radio using the nmcli utility on a Linux system, and "${select}" would need to be replaced with a specific action, such as "on" or "off", to enable or disable the Wi-Fi radio.

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.
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