wifi.sh

bash script to connect to wifi

Usage

npm install -g wifi.sh

or

bpkg install wifi

or

bpkg install dominictar/wifi.sh

#list currently available wifi networks.
sudo wifi.sh scan

#connect to best network
sudo wifi.sh connect

#add a network to file.
sudo wifi.sh add SSID passphrase

#show current interface

wifi.sh interface

# this defaults to the LAST interface
# it finds, for me, this is the most recent USB wifi
# dongle I plugged in.

# set interface manually like this:

sudo INTERFACE=wlan0 wifi.sh connect

# set wpa_supplicant.conf location

sudo WPA_CONF=/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf wifi.sh connect

Cool Links

Some other wpa_supplicant wrappers on npm,

• wit
• wireless

These both use node, wifi.sh has the distinction that it is all in bash, so will run where there are very low resources, such as on a raspberry pi.

License

MIT