HOSTAPD_CLI(8)

📦 version 15.1, in freebsd 14.5, freebsd 15.1

✨ HOSTAPD_CLI(8) ✨

okay so bestie, you're in the hostapd_cli page of the System Manager's Manual, and honestly? it's giving "small but mighty" 🎀

💖 NAME 💖

hostapd_cli — a text-based frontend program for interacting with hostapd(8). literally that's it, that's the whole vibe 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

hostapd_cli [commands]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So the hostapd_cli utility is a text-based frontend program for interacting with hostapd(8). its whole job? querying the current status. iconic, honestly. 👑

It can show you the current authentication status, the dot11 and dot1x MIBs, etc. — like a little window into what's going on ✨

And here's the cute part: hostapd_cli supports two modes — interactive and command line — and both modes share the same command set. no cap, same commands either way 💅

  • Interactive mode — this is what you get when hostapd_cli is executed with no parameters on the command line. after that, commands are entered from the controlling terminal in response to the hostapd_cli prompt. main character energy, you're just chatting with it 💬
  • Command line mode — same commands, but you pass them as command line arguments instead. one-and-done, no prompt 🏃‍♀️

💜 COMMANDS 💜

These are the commands you can hand over on the command line, or type at the prompt when you're operating interactively. slay, let's go down the list 🌈

  • mib — report MIB variables (dot1x, dot11) for the current interface. the receipts, basically 📊
  • sta addr — report the MIB variables for the associated station with MAC address addr. one specific bestie's stats 🎀
  • all_sta — report the MIB variables for all associated stations. the whole group chat 🔥
  • help — show usage help. when in doubt, ask for help, no shame 🫶
  • interface [ifname] — show available interfaces and/or set the current interface when multiple are available. yes, both. pick your fave 🌸
  • level debug_level — change the debugging level in hostapd(8). larger numbers generate more messages. louder = more tea ☕💀
  • license — display the full license for hostapd_cli. legal queen behavior ⚖️✨
  • quit — exit hostapd_cli. bye bestie, ily, go touch grass 🌱👋

🔍 SEE ALSO 🔍

hostapd.conf(5), hostapd(8) — go read those next, iykyk 📚💖

⭐ HISTORY ⭐

The hostapd_cli utility first appeared in FreeBSD 6.0. a little throwback moment for you 🕰️✨

👑 AUTHORS 👑

The hostapd_cli utility was written by Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>. and this manual page is derived from the README file included in the hostapd distribution. credit where credit is due, periodt 💅🌺

ok that's the whole page bestie, you ate that reading thing fr fr 🍓💖

and a lil sign-off for the footer energy: this one's from Debian, dated June 16, 2005 — oldie but a goodie, still iconic 🧚‍♀️💜

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