wifi.sh

bash script to connect to wifi (on linux)

Install

with npm

npm install -g wifi.sh

without npm

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dominictarr/wifi.sh/master/index.sh > /usr/bin/wifi.sh; chmod +x /usr/bin/wifi.sh

Usage

#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 your mac address
 
sudo wifi.sh mac
 
# set your mac address randomly.
 
sudo wifi.sh randmac
 
# set your mac address manually
 
sudo wifi.sh 01:23:45:67:89:ab
 
#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
 
# connect to open network
 
sudo wifi.sh open "A great SSID"
 
# disconnect any wifi network
 
sudo INTERFACE=wlan0 wifi.sh disconnect

Cool Links

Some other wifi utils on npm,

• wit
• wireless
• wifi-password (for osx)

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