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man: document/clarify --ask option in relation to password prompting

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@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ incompatible versions may produce incorrect results.
.B \-a, \-\-ask
When using this option \fInmcli\fP will stop and ask for any missing required
arguments, so do not use this option for non-interactive purposes like scripts.
This option controls, for example, whether you will be prompted for a password
if it is required for connecting to a network.
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.B \-w, \-\-wait <seconds>
This option sets a timeout period for which \fInmcli\fP will wait for \fINetworkManager\fP
@ -371,7 +373,10 @@ For 802.1X password, the line would be
\fI802-1x.password:my 1X password\fP
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nmcli also accepts "wifi-sec" and "wifi" strings instead of "802-11-wireless-security".
When a required password is not given, nmcli will ask for it when run with --ask.
When NetworkManager requires a password and it is not given, nmcli will ask for it
when run with --ask. If --ask was not passed, NetworkManager can ask another secret
agent that may be running (typically a GUI secret agent, such as nm-applet or
gnome-shell).
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