HardenedBSD/contrib/wpa/hostapd/hostapd_cli.1
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.TH HOSTAPD_CLI 1 "April 7, 2005" hostapd_cli "hostapd command-line interface"
.SH NAME
hostapd_cli \- hostapd command-line interface
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B hostapd_cli
[\-p<path>] [\-i<ifname>] [\-a<path>] [\-hvB] [command..]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the
.B hostapd_cli
utility.
.PP
.B hostapd_cli
is a command-line interface for the
.B hostapd
daemon.
.B 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
.B hostapd
refer to the
.BR hostapd (8)
man page.
.SH OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below.
For a complete description, run
.BR hostapd_cli
from the command line.
.TP
.B \-p<path>
Path to find control sockets.
Default: /var/run/hostapd
.TP
.B \-i<ifname>
Interface to listen on.
Default: first interface found in socket path.
.TP
.B \-a<path>
Run in daemon mode executing the action file based on events from hostapd.
.TP
.B \-B
Run a daemon in the background.
.TP
.B \-h
Show usage.
.TP
.B \-v
Show hostapd_cli version.
.SH COMMANDS
A summary of commands is included below.
For a complete description, run
.BR hostapd_cli
from the command line.
.TP
.B mib
Get MIB variables (dot1x, dot11, radius).
.TP
.B sta <addr>
Get MIB variables for one station.
.TP
.B all_sta
Get MIB variables for all stations.
.TP
.B help
Get usage help.
.TP
.B interface [ifname]
Show interfaces/select interface.
.TP
.B level <debug level>
Change debug level.
.TP
.B license
Show full
.B hostapd_cli
license.
.TP
.B quit
Exit hostapd_cli.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR hostapd (8).
.SH AUTHOR
hostapd_cli was written by Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>.
.PP
This manual page was written by Faidon Liambotis <faidon@cube.gr>,
for the Debian project (but may be used by others).