[networking-guide] master: Upadate nmcli interactive connection editor (b73715e)

stephenw at fedoraproject.org stephenw at fedoraproject.org
Tue Jul 15 20:29:08 UTC 2014


Repository : http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/docs/networking-guide.git

On branch  : master

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commit b73715ec5f7a7644010b800859b44575be2ff629
Author: Stephen Wadeley <swadeley at redhat.com>
Date:   Tue Jul 15 22:16:23 2014 +0200

    Upadate nmcli interactive connection editor
    
    thanks to jklimes for his help in this task.


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 en-US/Configure_Networking.xml |   12 +++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/en-US/Configure_Networking.xml b/en-US/Configure_Networking.xml
index 70f9404..4637e41 100644
--- a/en-US/Configure_Networking.xml
+++ b/en-US/Configure_Networking.xml
@@ -1861,7 +1861,17 @@ nmcli dev disconnect iface eth0</screen>
 It is recommended to use <command>nmcli dev disconnect iface <replaceable>iface-name</replaceable></command> rather than <command>nmcli con down id <replaceable>id-string</replaceable></command> because disconnection places the interface into a <quote>manual</quote> mode, in which no automatic connection will be started until the user tells <application>NetworkManager</application> to start a connection or until an external event like a carrier change, hibernate, or sleep, occurs.</para></note>
 <bridgehead id="bh-The_nmcli_Interactive_Connection_Editor">The nmcli Interactive Connection Editor</bridgehead>
   <para>
-    The <application>nmcli</application> tool has an interactive connection editor. To use it, enter the command <command>nmcli con edit</command>, you will be prompted to enter a valid connection type from the list displayed. After entering a connection type you will be placed at the <application>nmcli</application> prompt. If you are familiar with the connection types you can add a valid connection type to the command and be taken straight to the <application>nmcli</application> prompt. Type <command>help</command> at the <application>nmcli</application> prompt to see a list of valid commands.
+    The <application>nmcli</application> tool has an interactive connection editor. To use it, enter the following command:
+    <screen>~]$ <command>nmcli con edit</command></screen>
+You will be prompted to enter a valid connection type from the list displayed. After entering a connection type you will be placed at the <application>nmcli</application> prompt. If you are familiar with the connection types you can add a valid connection <option>type</option> option to the <command>nmcli con edit</command> command and be taken straight to the <application>nmcli</application> prompt. The format is as follows for editing an existing connection profile:
+<synopsis>nmcli con edit [id | uuid | path] <replaceable>ID</replaceable></synopsis>
+For adding and editing a new connection profile, the following format applies:
+<synopsis>nmcli con edit [type <replaceable>new-connection-type</replaceable>] [con-name <replaceable>new-connection-name</replaceable>]</synopsis>
+</para>
+<para>Type <command>help</command> at the <application>nmcli</application> prompt to see a list of valid commands. Use the <command>describe</command> command to get a description of settings and their properties. The format is as follows:
+ <synopsis>describe <replaceable>setting.property</replaceable></synopsis>
+For example:
+<screen>nmcli> <command>describe team.config</command></screen>
   </para>
 
 <section id="sec-Understanding_the_nmcli_Options">



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