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casper.dcl
Asked: 2019-08-10 11:57:35 +0800 CST

Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot using command line on Ubuntu 18.04

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Is there any way to enable a pre-configured Wi-Fi hotspot from a shell script/command line without going to Settings > Wi-Fi > (settings icon) > Turn On Wi-Fi Hotspot... > Turn On?

command-line hot-spot ap-hotspot 18.04

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  1. Best Answer

    Based on @PRATAP's answer:

    nmcli connection up <SSID>

    Where <SSID> is likely Hotspot (can check this by running nm-connection-editor or going to Settings > Wi-Fi > (settings icon) > Connect to Hidden Wi-Fi Network... > Connection).

    nmcli connection up/down also works for normal (non-hotspot) networks.

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