| Dmitry Shmidt | 8d520ff | 2011-05-09 14:06:53 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | .TH HOSTAPD_CLI 1 "April 7, 2005" hostapd_cli "hostapd command-line interface" |
| 2 | .SH NAME |
| 3 | hostapd_cli \- hostapd command-line interface |
| 4 | .SH SYNOPSIS |
| 5 | .B hostapd_cli |
| 6 | [\-p<path>] [\-i<ifname>] [\-a<path>] [\-hvB] [command..] |
| 7 | .SH DESCRIPTION |
| 8 | This manual page documents briefly the |
| 9 | .B hostapd_cli |
| 10 | utility. |
| 11 | .PP |
| 12 | .B hostapd_cli |
| 13 | is a command-line interface for the |
| 14 | .B hostapd |
| 15 | daemon. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | .B hostapd |
| 18 | is a user space daemon for access point and authentication servers. |
| 19 | It implements IEEE 802.11 access point management, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticators and RADIUS authentication server. |
| 20 | For more information about |
| 21 | .B hostapd |
| 22 | refer to the |
| 23 | .BR hostapd (8) |
| 24 | man page. |
| 25 | .SH OPTIONS |
| 26 | A summary of options is included below. |
| 27 | For a complete description, run |
| 28 | .BR hostapd_cli |
| 29 | from the command line. |
| 30 | .TP |
| 31 | .B \-p<path> |
| 32 | Path to find control sockets. |
| 33 | |
| 34 | Default: /var/run/hostapd |
| 35 | .TP |
| 36 | .B \-i<ifname> |
| 37 | Interface to listen on. |
| 38 | |
| 39 | Default: first interface found in socket path. |
| 40 | .TP |
| 41 | .B \-a<path> |
| 42 | Run in daemon mode executing the action file based on events from hostapd. |
| 43 | .TP |
| 44 | .B \-B |
| 45 | Run a daemon in the background. |
| 46 | .TP |
| 47 | .B \-h |
| 48 | Show usage. |
| 49 | .TP |
| 50 | .B \-v |
| 51 | Show hostapd_cli version. |
| 52 | .SH COMMANDS |
| 53 | A summary of commands is included below. |
| 54 | For a complete description, run |
| 55 | .BR hostapd_cli |
| 56 | from the command line. |
| 57 | .TP |
| 58 | .B mib |
| 59 | Get MIB variables (dot1x, dot11, radius). |
| 60 | .TP |
| 61 | .B sta <addr> |
| 62 | Get MIB variables for one station. |
| 63 | .TP |
| 64 | .B all_sta |
| 65 | Get MIB variables for all stations. |
| 66 | .TP |
| 67 | .B help |
| 68 | Get usage help. |
| 69 | .TP |
| 70 | .B interface [ifname] |
| 71 | Show interfaces/select interface. |
| 72 | .TP |
| 73 | .B level <debug level> |
| 74 | Change debug level. |
| 75 | .TP |
| 76 | .B license |
| 77 | Show full |
| 78 | .B hostapd_cli |
| 79 | license. |
| 80 | .TP |
| 81 | .B quit |
| 82 | Exit hostapd_cli. |
| 83 | .SH SEE ALSO |
| 84 | .BR hostapd (8). |
| 85 | .SH AUTHOR |
| 86 | hostapd_cli was written by Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>. |
| 87 | .PP |
| 88 | This manual page was written by Faidon Liambotis <faidon@cube.gr>, |
| 89 | for the Debian project (but may be used by others). |