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Get comprehensive networking information from the command line.

If you are using Network Manager to connect to a network, then it is possible to get comprehensive networking information from the command line.

This command will print a lot of information about your Network Manager configuration.

jason@jason-desktop:~$ nmcli dev show

Show a listing of available WIFI access points.

jason@jason-desktop:~$ nmcli device wifi
*  SSID                MODE   CHAN  RATE       SIGNAL  BARS  SECURITY  
   OPTUS58FFG69        Infra  7     54 Mbit/s  100     ▂▄▆█  WPA1 WPA2 
   Telstra6ED369       Infra  1     54 Mbit/s  47      ▂▄__  WPA2      
   OPTUS_B8E926        Infra  11    54 Mbit/s  37      ▂▄__  WPA1 WPA2 
   DEFINITIONFILMSVAN  Infra  11    54 Mbit/s  37      ▂▄__  WPA1 WPA2

Show the status of all network devices on your system.

jason@jason-desktop:~$ nmcli device status
DEVICE           TYPE      STATE         CONNECTION         
enp0s25          ethernet  connected     Wired connection 2 
wlx00173fc777dd  wifi      disconnected  --                 
enp3s0           ethernet  unavailable   --                 
lo               loopback  unmanaged     --

Show a list of all connections in your Network Manager configuration.

jason@jason-desktop:~$ nmcli connection show
NAME                UUID                                  TYPE            DEVICE  
Wired connection 2  4ec2ae72-5eb2-3f7b-987c-17e51198f3ef  802-3-ethernet  enp0s25 
Wired connection 1  6ce9343c-44b3-3506-a334-35144563767c  802-3-ethernet  --

These tips will be very helpful when using Network Manager on your Linux system. Good way to see connection information and list WIFI networks nearby.

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