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WE865-DUAL Software User Guide
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6.5 iwgetid
iwgetid is used to find out the NWID, ESSID or AP/Cell Address of the wireless network that is
currently used. The information reported is the same as the one shown by iwconfig, but iwgetid is
easier to integrate in various scripts.
By default, iwgetid will print the ESSID of the device, and if the device doesn't have any ESSID it will
print its NWID.
The default formatting output is pretty-print.
Synopsis
iwgetid [interface] [--raw] [--scheme] [--ap] [--freq]
[--mode] [--protocol] [--channel]
Parameters
--raw
This option disables pretty-printing of the information. This option is orthogonal to the other
options (except --scheme), so with the appropriate combination of options you can print the
raw ESSID, AP Address or Mode.
This format is ideal when storing the result of iwgetid as a variable in Shell or Perl scripts or to
pass the result as an argument on the command line of iwconfig.
--scheme
This option is similar to the previous one, it disables pretty-printing of the information and
removes all characters that are not alphanumeric (like space, punctuation and control
characters).
The resulting output is a valid Pcmcia scheme identifier (that may be used as an argument of
the command cardctl scheme). This format is also ideal when using the result of iwgetid as a
selector in Shell or Perl scripts, or as a file name.
--ap
Display the MAC address of the Wireless Access Point or the Cell.
--freq
Display the current frequency or channel used by the interface.
--channel
Display the current channel used by the interface. The channel is determined using the
current frequency and the frequency list provided by the interface.
--mode
Display the current mode of the interface.
--protocol