---
name: "wifi-status"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "byobu"
version: "5.133-1.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wifi-status"
---

# wifi-status(1)

monitor the wireless interface

## NAME

wifi-status - monitor the wireless interface

## SYNOPSIS

**wifi-status** \[INTERFACE\]

## DESCRIPTION

**wifi-status** is a program that monitors a wireless interface.

This is often useful when trying to associate with an access point.

## SEE ALSO

[**iwconfig**(8)](/iwconfig/8.md)**, [ip(8)](/ip/8.md)**

## AUTHOR

**This manpage and the utility was written by Dustin Kirkland \<kirkland@ubuntu.com\> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published by the Free Software Foundation.**

**On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL, or on the web at** *http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt***.**