1HOSTAPD_CLI(1)          hostapd command-line interface          HOSTAPD_CLI(1)
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NAME

6       hostapd_cli - hostapd command-line interface
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SYNOPSIS

9       hostapd_cli [-p<path>] [-i<ifname>] [-a<path>] [-hvB] [command..]
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DESCRIPTION

12       This manual page documents briefly the hostapd_cli utility.
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14       hostapd_cli is a command-line interface for the hostapd daemon.
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16       hostapd  is  a  user  space  daemon for access point and authentication
17       servers.  It implements  IEEE  802.11  access  point  management,  IEEE
18       802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP  Authenticators  and  RADIUS authentication server.
19       For more information about hostapd refer to the hostapd(8) man page.
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OPTIONS

22       A summary of options is included below.  For  a  complete  description,
23       run hostapd_cli from the command line.
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25       -p<path>
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28              Default: /var/run/hostapd
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33              Default: first interface found in socket path.
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36              Run  in  daemon  mode  executing the action file based on events
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39       -B     Run a daemon in the background.
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43       -v     Show hostapd_cli version.
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COMMANDS

46       A summary of commands is included below.  For a  complete  description,
47       run hostapd_cli from the command line.
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49       mib    Get MIB variables (dot1x, dot11, radius).
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51       sta <addr>
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66              Show full hostapd_cli license.
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SEE ALSO

71       hostapd(8).
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AUTHOR

74       hostapd_cli was written by Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>.
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76       This  manual page was written by Faidon Liambotis <faidon@cube.gr>, for
77       the Debian project (but may be used by others).
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81hostapd_cli                     April  7, 2005                  HOSTAPD_CLI(1)