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<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>wpa_gui</refentrytitle>
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<refnamediv>
<refname>wpa_gui</refname>
<refpurpose>WPA Graphical User Interface</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>wpa_gui</command>
<arg>-p <replaceable>path to ctrl sockets</replaceable></arg>
<arg>-i <replaceable>ifname</replaceable></arg>
<arg>-t</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Overview</title>
<para>wpa_gui is a QT graphical frontend program for interacting
with wpa_supplicant. It is used to query current status, change
configuration and request interactive user input.</para>
<para>wpa_gui supports (almost) all of the interactive status and
configuration features of the command line client, wpa_cli. Refer
to the wpa_cli manpage for a comprehensive list of the
interactive mode features.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Command Arguments</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>-p path</term>
<listitem><para>Change the path where control sockets should
be found.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-i ifname</term>
<listitem><para>Specify the interface that is being
configured. By default, choose the first interface found with
a control socket in the socket path.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-t</term>
<listitem><para>Start program in the system tray only (if the window
manager supports it). By default the main status window is
shown.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>wpa_cli</refentrytitle>
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</citerefentry>
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>wpa_supplicant</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Legal</title>
<para>wpa_supplicant is copyright (c) 2003-2012,
Jouni Malinen <email>j@w1.fi</email> and
contributors.
All Rights Reserved.</para>
<para>This program is licensed under the BSD license (the one with
advertisement clause removed).</para>
</refsect1>
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