[LAU] Console tools for linux audio and other things

[Egor Sanin]

On 3/28/13, Nick Copeland <nickycopeland at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> As for wifi, hmm Harry, I don't quite remember of a manager program.
>> I just use the following set of commands:
>> # ip link set wlan0 up
>> # iwlist wlan0 scan | less
>
> GUI apps and CLI toolkits are generally a front end to the required
> commands:
>     ifconfig wlan0 up

This used to be the case on Arch as well, but recently ifconfig has
been replaced by ip, hence the command above.

> Choose the essid you want, see if it has a key and if so the auth type. If
[SNIP]
> You could script this especially if you generally only sign on to your home
> network.

Which is exactly what netcfg is for.  You write some config files in
/etc/network.d/ and then netcfg does the magic for you.  It's very
convenient and flexible.
Though I agree spelling it all out right there after # sends shivers
down my spine, sometimes.