nmcli Command

Purpose

Displays network device and connection status in a restricted environment. Configuration changes are not allowed.

Syntax

nmcli subcommand

Description

The nmcli command is a command-line tool that controls the network manager. In a restricted environment, only read-only operations are supported. The nmcli command provides information about network devices, connections, and system hostname as managed by the network manager.

Subcommand

Table 1. Subcommand
Subcommand	Description
device show `<interface>`	Displays detailed properties of the specified network device. If no interface is specified, the device show command displays detailed properties about all the network devices.
connection show `<interface>`	Lists connection profiles that are associated with the specified interface. If no interface is specified, the connection show command lists all the known connection profiles.
connection show --active	Lists only the connection profiles that are active.
-g NAME,DEVICE con show --active	Displays only the NAME and DEVICE fields of active connections.
general status	Displays the overall status of the network manager.
general hostname	Displays the hostname as set by the network manager.

Examples

To display the status of all the devices, enter the following command:
```
nmcli device status
```
To display detailed information for the interface env10, enter the following command:
```
nmcli device show  env10
```
To display the NAME and DEVICE fields of all the active connections, enter the following command:
```
nmcli -g NAME,DEVICE con show --active
```
To display the hostname that is set by the network manager, enter the following command:
```
nmcli general hostname
```