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

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Jiří Klimeš 2014-11-07 09:55:29 +01:00
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@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ incompatible versions may produce incorrect results.
.B \-a, \-\-ask .B \-a, \-\-ask
When using this option \fInmcli\fP will stop and ask for any missing required 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. 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.
.TP .TP
.B \-w, \-\-wait <seconds> .B \-w, \-\-wait <seconds>
This option sets a timeout period for which \fInmcli\fP will wait for \fINetworkManager\fP 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 \fI802-1x.password:my 1X password\fP
.br .br
nmcli also accepts "wifi-sec" and "wifi" strings instead of "802-11-wireless-security". 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).
.RE .RE
.RE .RE
.TP .TP