NetworkManager
daemon that manages network connections
TLDR
Show connection status
$ nmcli general status
List connections$ nmcli connection show
Connect to WiFi$ nmcli device wifi connect "[SSID]" password "[password]"
Show WiFi networks$ nmcli device wifi list
Bring up connection$ nmcli connection up [connection_name]
Create static connection$ nmcli connection add type ethernet con-name [myeth] ifname [eth0] ip4 [192.168.1.10/24] gw4 [192.168.1.1]
SYNOPSIS
NetworkManager [options]
DESCRIPTION
NetworkManager is a daemon that manages network connections. It provides automatic network detection and configuration, handling wired, wireless, mobile broadband, and VPN connections.NetworkManager is controlled via nmcli, nmtui, or GUI applets.
PARAMETERS
--debug
Debug mode.--log-level level
Logging level.--log-domains domains
Logging domains.--pid-file file
PID file location.
CONFIGURATION
$ /etc/NetworkManager/
├── NetworkManager.conf
├── system-connections/
└── conf.d/
├── NetworkManager.conf
├── system-connections/
└── conf.d/
CLI TOOL (nmcli)
$ nmcli device # List devices
nmcli connection # List connections
nmcli connection modify ... # Modify connection
nmcli networking off # Disable networking
nmcli connection # List connections
nmcli connection modify ... # Modify connection
nmcli networking off # Disable networking
INSTALL
sudo apt install network-manager
sudo dnf install NetworkManager
sudo pacman -S networkmanager
sudo apk add networkmanager
sudo zypper install NetworkManager
nix profile install nixpkgs#networkmanager
CAVEATS
May conflict with other network tools. Connections stored in /etc/NetworkManager/. Some systems use alternatives.
HISTORY
NetworkManager was developed by Red Hat starting in 2004 to simplify network configuration on Linux desktops.
