hostapd_cli - hostapd command-line interface
Contents
Commands
A summary of commands is included below. For a complete description, run hostapd_cli from the command
line.
mib Get MIB variables (dot1x, dot11, radius).
sta<addr>
Get MIB variables for one station.
all_sta
Get MIB variables for all stations.
help Get usage help.
interface[ifname]
Show interfaces/select interface.
level<debuglevel>
Change debug level.
license
Show full hostapd_cli license.
quit Exit hostapd_cli.
Description
This manual page documents briefly the hostapd_cli utility.
hostapd_cli is a command-line interface for the hostapd daemon.
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 hostapd refer to the hostapd(8) man page.
Name
hostapd_cli - hostapd command-line interface
Options
A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, run hostapd_cli from the command
line.
-p<path>
Path to find control sockets.
Default: /var/run/hostapd
-i<ifname>
Interface to listen on.
Default: first interface found in socket path.
-a<path>
Run in daemon mode executing the action file based on events from hostapd.
-B Run a daemon in the background.
-h Show usage.
-v Show hostapd_cli version.
See Also
hostapd(8).
Synopsis
hostapd_cli [-p<path>] [-i<ifname>] [-a<path>] [-hvB] [command..]
