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utility_scripts/wifi_dmenu.sh
Andrew eccb7686e8 [wifi_dmenu.sh]: Display error messages in the notification when connection fails
Redirect stderr to stdout so that it appears in the notification
2024-08-23 16:09:49 +01:00

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#!/bin/sh
# Script to connect to an available WiFi network with a dmenu prompt.
script_name="$(basename "$0")"
notify-send "$script_name" "Scanning for available networks..."
# cutting the first 9 characters of the nmcli output as it will contain empty fields which will mess up awk parsing
notify-send "$script_name" "$( nmcli connection up $( nmcli device wifi list | cut --characters=9- | awk '(NR > 1){ print $2}' | sort | uniq | dmenu -p "Connect to network: ") 2>&1 )"