• To check devices:
nmcli device status
  • Overall status of NetworkManager:
nmcli general status
  • Display connections:
nmcli connection show
  • display only active connections:
nmcli connection show --active

WI-FI

  • Check wifi status
nmcli radio wifi
  • Turn on the wifi
nmcli radio wifi on
  • Turn off the wifi
nmcli radio wifi off
  • List available wifi access points
nmcli device wifi list
  • Refresh the access point list
nmcli device wifi rescan
  • Connect to wifi
nmcli device wifi connect <SSID>
  • Connect to password protected access point
nmcli device wifi connect <SSID> password <password>