Get connected Wi-Fi network signal strength with nmcli

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I'm able to get the signal strength of all Wi-Fi networks with the following command:



$ nmcli -t -f SIGNAL device wifi list
$ 77
 67
 60
 59
 55
 45
 44
 39
 39
 37


I would like to reduce this list only to the current Wi-Fi on which I'm connected. I've been through the man page but can't find the necessary flag.



One solution would be to use sed or awk, but I would like to avoid piping.



Should I use nmcli device wifi instead of parsing directly for the SIGNAL column?






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    Use iwconfig instead.
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  • Or use the never iw scan etc. instead of the older iwconfig.
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I'm able to get the signal strength of all Wi-Fi networks with the following command:



$ nmcli -t -f SIGNAL device wifi list
$ 77
 67
 60
 59
 55
 45
 44
 39
 39
 37


I would like to reduce this list only to the current Wi-Fi on which I'm connected. I've been through the man page but can't find the necessary flag.



One solution would be to use sed or awk, but I would like to avoid piping.



Should I use nmcli device wifi instead of parsing directly for the SIGNAL column?






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  • 1




    Use iwconfig instead.
    – Ipor Sircer
    Nov 22 at 9:52










  • Or use the never iw scan etc. instead of the older iwconfig.
    – dirkt
    Nov 22 at 10:15












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up vote
3
down vote

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I'm able to get the signal strength of all Wi-Fi networks with the following command:



$ nmcli -t -f SIGNAL device wifi list
$ 77
 67
 60
 59
 55
 45
 44
 39
 39
 37


I would like to reduce this list only to the current Wi-Fi on which I'm connected. I've been through the man page but can't find the necessary flag.



One solution would be to use sed or awk, but I would like to avoid piping.



Should I use nmcli device wifi instead of parsing directly for the SIGNAL column?






linux nmcli







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I'm able to get the signal strength of all Wi-Fi networks with the following command:



$ nmcli -t -f SIGNAL device wifi list
$ 77
 67
 60
 59
 55
 45
 44
 39
 39
 37


I would like to reduce this list only to the current Wi-Fi on which I'm connected. I've been through the man page but can't find the necessary flag.



One solution would be to use sed or awk, but I would like to avoid piping.



Should I use nmcli device wifi instead of parsing directly for the SIGNAL column?






linux nmcli




linux nmcli






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  • 1




    Use iwconfig instead.
    – Ipor Sircer
    Nov 22 at 9:52










  • Or use the never iw scan etc. instead of the older iwconfig.
    – dirkt
    Nov 22 at 10:15












  • 1




    Use iwconfig instead.
    – Ipor Sircer
    Nov 22 at 9:52










  • Or use the never iw scan etc. instead of the older iwconfig.
    – dirkt
    Nov 22 at 10:15







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1




Use iwconfig instead.
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 22 at 9:52




Use iwconfig instead.
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 22 at 9:52












Or use the never iw scan etc. instead of the older iwconfig.
– dirkt
Nov 22 at 10:15




Or use the never iw scan etc. instead of the older iwconfig.
– dirkt
Nov 22 at 10:15










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To get the SIGNAL of the AP on which you are connected use:



nmcli dev wifi list | awk '/*/if (NR!=1) print $7'


The second * mark in nmcli dev wifi list is set to identify the SSID on which your are connected. 



nmcli --version
nmcli tool, version 1.6.2





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    It works for me if I use print $6 instead of print $7.
    – Grégoire Borel
    Nov 22 at 10:28







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    @GrégoireBorel Great! it depend on nmcli version.
    – GAD3R
    Nov 22 at 10:30










  • Debugging failing scripts if it depends on the nmcli version will be fun...
    – dirkt
    Nov 22 at 11:27

















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If you know the name of the network you're connected to, you could modify your approach like this:



nmcli -t -f SSID,SIGNAL | grep "^<network name>:" | cut -d : -f 2





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    To get the SIGNAL of the AP on which you are connected use:



    nmcli dev wifi list | awk '/*/if (NR!=1) print $7'


    The second * mark in nmcli dev wifi list is set to identify the SSID on which your are connected. 



    nmcli --version
    nmcli tool, version 1.6.2





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      It works for me if I use print $6 instead of print $7.
      – Grégoire Borel
      Nov 22 at 10:28







    • 2




      @GrégoireBorel Great! it depend on nmcli version.
      – GAD3R
      Nov 22 at 10:30










    • Debugging failing scripts if it depends on the nmcli version will be fun...
      – dirkt
      Nov 22 at 11:27














    up vote
    3
    down vote



    accepted










    To get the SIGNAL of the AP on which you are connected use:



    nmcli dev wifi list | awk '/*/if (NR!=1) print $7'


    The second * mark in nmcli dev wifi list is set to identify the SSID on which your are connected. 



    nmcli --version
    nmcli tool, version 1.6.2





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    • 1




      It works for me if I use print $6 instead of print $7.
      – Grégoire Borel
      Nov 22 at 10:28







    • 2




      @GrégoireBorel Great! it depend on nmcli version.
      – GAD3R
      Nov 22 at 10:30










    • Debugging failing scripts if it depends on the nmcli version will be fun...
      – dirkt
      Nov 22 at 11:27












    up vote
    3
    down vote



    accepted







    up vote
    3
    down vote



    accepted






    To get the SIGNAL of the AP on which you are connected use:



    nmcli dev wifi list | awk '/*/if (NR!=1) print $7'


    The second * mark in nmcli dev wifi list is set to identify the SSID on which your are connected. 



    nmcli --version
    nmcli tool, version 1.6.2





    share|improve this answer














    To get the SIGNAL of the AP on which you are connected use:



    nmcli dev wifi list | awk '/*/if (NR!=1) print $7'


    The second * mark in nmcli dev wifi list is set to identify the SSID on which your are connected. 



    nmcli --version
    nmcli tool, version 1.6.2






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      It works for me if I use print $6 instead of print $7.
      – Grégoire Borel
      Nov 22 at 10:28







    • 2




      @GrégoireBorel Great! it depend on nmcli version.
      – GAD3R
      Nov 22 at 10:30










    • Debugging failing scripts if it depends on the nmcli version will be fun...
      – dirkt
      Nov 22 at 11:27












    • 1




      It works for me if I use print $6 instead of print $7.
      – Grégoire Borel
      Nov 22 at 10:28







    • 2




      @GrégoireBorel Great! it depend on nmcli version.
      – GAD3R
      Nov 22 at 10:30










    • Debugging failing scripts if it depends on the nmcli version will be fun...
      – dirkt
      Nov 22 at 11:27







    1




    1




    It works for me if I use print $6 instead of print $7.
    – Grégoire Borel
    Nov 22 at 10:28





    It works for me if I use print $6 instead of print $7.
    – Grégoire Borel
    Nov 22 at 10:28





    2




    2




    @GrégoireBorel Great! it depend on nmcli version.
    – GAD3R
    Nov 22 at 10:30




    @GrégoireBorel Great! it depend on nmcli version.
    – GAD3R
    Nov 22 at 10:30












    Debugging failing scripts if it depends on the nmcli version will be fun...
    – dirkt
    Nov 22 at 11:27




    Debugging failing scripts if it depends on the nmcli version will be fun...
    – dirkt
    Nov 22 at 11:27












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    If you know the name of the network you're connected to, you could modify your approach like this:



    nmcli -t -f SSID,SIGNAL | grep "^<network name>:" | cut -d : -f 2





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      If you know the name of the network you're connected to, you could modify your approach like this:



      nmcli -t -f SSID,SIGNAL | grep "^<network name>:" | cut -d : -f 2





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        If you know the name of the network you're connected to, you could modify your approach like this:



        nmcli -t -f SSID,SIGNAL | grep "^<network name>:" | cut -d : -f 2





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        If you know the name of the network you're connected to, you could modify your approach like this:



        nmcli -t -f SSID,SIGNAL | grep "^<network name>:" | cut -d : -f 2






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