GNU/Linux |
RedHat 9.0(Shrike) |
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iwgetid(8) |
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iwgetid − Report ESSID, NWID or AP/Cell Address of wireless network
iwgetid
[interface] [--scheme] [--ap] [--freq] [--mode]
[--protocol]
iwgetid
is used to find out the NWID, ESSID or AP/Cell Address of
the wireless network that is currently used. The information
reported is the same as the one shown by iwconfig,
but iwgetid is easier to integrate in various
scripts.
By default, iwgetid will print the ESSID of
the device, and if the device doesn’t have any ESSID
it will print its NWID.
--scheme
This option disables
pretty-printing of the information, only the raw ESSID (or
NWID, or AP Address) is printed. Also, characters that are
not alphanumerics (like space, punctuation and control
characters) are skipped.
The resulting output is a valid Pcmcia scheme identifier
(that may be used as an argument of the command cardctl
scheme). This format is also ideal when using the result
of iwgetid as a variable in Shell or Perl
scripts.
--ap |
Display the MAC address of the Wireless Access Point or the Cell. | ||
--freq |
Display the current frequency or channel used by the interface. | ||
--mode |
Display the current mode of the interface. |
--protocol
Display the protocol
name of the interface. This allow to identify all the
cards that are compatible with each other and accept the
same type of configuration.
This can also be used to check Wireless Extension
support on the interface, as this is the only attribute
that all drivers supporting Wireless Extension are mandated
to support.
iwconfig(8), ifconfig(8), iwspy(8), iwpriv(8).
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