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4  <refmeta>
5    <refentrytitle>wpa_gui</refentrytitle>
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8  <refnamediv>
9    <refname>wpa_gui</refname>
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11    <refpurpose>WPA Graphical User Interface</refpurpose>
12  </refnamediv>
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14  <refsynopsisdiv>
15    <cmdsynopsis>
16      <command>wpa_gui</command>
17      <arg>-p <replaceable>path to ctrl sockets</replaceable></arg>
18      <arg>-i <replaceable>ifname</replaceable></arg>
19      <arg>-t</arg>
20    </cmdsynopsis>
21  </refsynopsisdiv>
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23  <refsect1>
24    <title>Overview</title>
25
26    <para>wpa_gui is a QT graphical frontend program for interacting
27    with wpa_supplicant. It is used to query current status, change
28    configuration and request interactive user input.</para>
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30    <para>wpa_gui supports (almost) all of the interactive status and
31    configuration features of the command line client, wpa_cli. Refer
32    to the wpa_cli manpage for a comprehensive list of the
33    interactive mode features.</para>
34  </refsect1>
35  <refsect1>
36    <title>Command Arguments</title>
37    <variablelist>
38      <varlistentry>
39	<term>-p path</term>
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41	<listitem><para>Change the path where control sockets should
42	be found.</para></listitem>
43      </varlistentry>
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45      <varlistentry>
46	<term>-i ifname</term>
47
48        <listitem><para>Specify the interface that is being
49	configured. By default, choose the first interface found with
50	a control socket in the socket path.</para></listitem>
51      </varlistentry>
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53      <varlistentry>
54	<term>-t</term>
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56        <listitem><para>Start program in the system tray only (if the window
57	manager supports it). By default the main status window is
58	shown.</para></listitem>
59      </varlistentry>
60    </variablelist>
61  </refsect1>
62  <refsect1>
63    <title>See Also</title>
64    <para>
65      <citerefentry>
66	<refentrytitle>wpa_cli</refentrytitle>
67	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
68      </citerefentry>
69      <citerefentry>
70	<refentrytitle>wpa_supplicant</refentrytitle>
71	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
72      </citerefentry>
73    </para>
74  </refsect1>
75  <refsect1>
76    <title>Legal</title>
77    <para>wpa_supplicant is copyright (c) 2003-2007,
78    Jouni Malinen <email>j@w1.fi</email> and
79    contributors.
80    All Rights Reserved.</para>
81
82    <para>This program is dual-licensed under both the GPL version 2
83    and BSD license. Either license may be used at your option.</para>
84  </refsect1>
85</refentry>
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