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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/README b/wpa_supplicant/README index fefc0d3..11ab01a 100644 --- a/wpa_supplicant/README +++ b/wpa_supplicant/README @@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ usage: wpa_supplicant [-BddfhKLqqtuvW] [-P<pid file>] [-g<global ctrl>] \ [-G<group>] \ -i<ifname> -c<config file> [-C<ctrl>] [-D<driver>] [-p<driver_param>] \ - [-b<br_ifname> [-N -i<ifname> -c<conf> [-C<ctrl>] [-D<driver>] \ + [-b<br_ifname> [-MN -i<ifname> -c<conf> [-C<ctrl>] [-D<driver>] \ [-p<driver_param>] [-b<br_ifname>] [-m<P2P Device config file>] ... options: @@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ options: -u = enable DBus control interface -v = show version -W = wait for a control interface monitor before starting + -M = start describing matching interface -N = start describing new interface -m = Configuration file for the P2P Device @@ -476,6 +477,22 @@ wpa_supplicant \ -c wpa2.conf -i wlan1 -D wext +If the interfaces on which wpa_supplicant is to run are not known or do +not exist, wpa_supplicant can match an interface when it arrives. Each +matched interface is separated with -M argument and the -i argument now +allows for pattern matching. + +As an example, the following command would start wpa_supplicant for a +specific wired interface called lan0, any interface starting with wlan +and lastly any other interface. Each match has its own configuration +file, and for the wired interface a specific driver has also been given. + +wpa_supplicant \ + -M -c wpa_wired.conf -ilan0 -D wired \ + -M -c wpa1.conf -iwlan* \ + -M -c wpa2.conf + + If the interface is added in a Linux bridge (e.g., br0), the bridge interface needs to be configured to wpa_supplicant in addition to the main interface: |