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1<!doctype refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN">
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3<refentry>
4  <refmeta>
5    <refentrytitle>wpa_gui</refentrytitle>
6    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
7  </refmeta>
8  <refnamediv>
9    <refname>wpa_gui</refname>
10
11    <refpurpose>WPA Graphical User Interface</refpurpose>
12  </refnamediv>
13
14  <refsynopsisdiv>
15    <cmdsynopsis>
16      <command>wpa_gui</command>
17      <arg>-p <replaceable>path to ctrl sockets</replaceable></arg>
18      <arg>-i <replaceable>ifname</replaceable></arg>
19      <arg>-m <replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
20      <arg>-t</arg>
21      <arg>-q</arg>
22    </cmdsynopsis>
23  </refsynopsisdiv>
24
25  <refsect1>
26    <title>Overview</title>
27
28    <para>wpa_gui is a QT graphical frontend program for interacting
29    with wpa_supplicant. It is used to query current status, change
30    configuration and request interactive user input.</para>
31
32    <para>wpa_gui supports (almost) all of the interactive status and
33    configuration features of the command line client, wpa_cli. Refer
34    to the wpa_cli manpage for a comprehensive list of the
35    interactive mode features.</para>
36  </refsect1>
37  <refsect1>
38    <title>Command Arguments</title>
39    <variablelist>
40      <varlistentry>
41	<term>-p path</term>
42
43	<listitem><para>Change the path where control sockets should
44	be found.</para></listitem>
45      </varlistentry>
46
47      <varlistentry>
48	<term>-i ifname</term>
49
50        <listitem><para>Specify the interface that is being
51	configured. By default, choose the first interface found with
52	a control socket in the socket path.</para></listitem>
53      </varlistentry>
54
55      <varlistentry>
56	<term>-m seconds</term>
57
58	<listitem><para>Set the update interval in seconds for the signal
59	strength meter. This value must be a positive integer, otherwise
60	meter is not enabled (default behavior).</para></listitem>
61      </varlistentry>
62
63      <varlistentry>
64	<term>-t</term>
65
66        <listitem><para>Start program in the system tray only (if the window
67	manager supports it). By default the main status window is
68	shown.</para></listitem>
69      </varlistentry>
70
71      <varlistentry>
72	<term>-q</term>
73
74        <listitem><para>Run program in the quiet mode - do not display tray
75	icon pop-up messages.</para></listitem>
76      </varlistentry>
77    </variablelist>
78  </refsect1>
79  <refsect1>
80    <title>See Also</title>
81    <para>
82      <citerefentry>
83	<refentrytitle>wpa_cli</refentrytitle>
84	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
85      </citerefentry>
86      <citerefentry>
87	<refentrytitle>wpa_supplicant</refentrytitle>
88	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
89      </citerefentry>
90    </para>
91  </refsect1>
92  <refsect1>
93    <title>Legal</title>
94    <para>wpa_supplicant is copyright (c) 2003-2017,
95    Jouni Malinen <email>j@w1.fi</email> and
96    contributors.
97    All Rights Reserved.</para>
98
99    <para>This program is licensed under the BSD license (the one with
100    advertisement clause removed).</para>
101  </refsect1>
102</refentry>
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