---
name: "wpa_gui"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "wpagui"
version: "2:2.10-24"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wpa_gui"
---

# wpa\_gui(8)

WPA Graphical User Interface

## NAME

wpa\_gui - WPA Graphical User Interface

## SYNOPSIS

**wpa\_gui** \[ **-p** *path to ctrl sockets* \] \[ **-i** *ifname* \] \[ **-m** *seconds* \] \[ **-t** \] \[ **-q** \]

## OVERVIEW

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.

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.

## COMMAND ARGUMENTS

- **-p path**

  Change the path where control sockets should be found.

- **-i ifname**

  Specify the interface that is being configured. By default, choose the first interface found with a control socket in the socket path.

- **-m seconds**

  Set the update interval in seconds for the signal strength meter. This value must be a positive integer, otherwise meter is not enabled (default behavior).

- **-t**

  Start program in the system tray only (if the window manager supports it). By default the main status window is shown.

- **-q**

  Run program in the quiet mode - do not display tray icon pop-up messages.

## SEE ALSO

[**wpa\_cli**(8)](/wpa_cli/8.md) [**wpa\_supplicant**(8)](/wpa_supplicant/8.md)

## LEGAL

wpa\_supplicant is copyright (c) 2003-2022, Jouni Malinen \<j@w1.fi\> and contributors. All Rights Reserved.

This program is licensed under the BSD license (the one with advertisement clause removed).