wifi-password

wifi-password

Quickly fetch your WiFi password and if needed, generate a QR code of your WiFi to allow phones to easily connect.
Works on macOS and Linux, Windows

Installation

Install using pip

$ python3 -m pip install --user wifi-password

Install using git

$ git clone https://github.com/sdushantha/wifi-password
$ cd wifi-password
$ python3 setup.py install

Install using the AUR

• With pamac

$ sudo pamac build wifi-password

• With yay

$ yay -S wifi-password

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Usage

$ wifi-password --help
usage: wifi_password [options]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --show-qr, -show      Show a ASCII QR code onto the terminal/console
  --save-qr [PATH], -save [PATH]
                        Create the QR code and save it as an image
  --ssid SSID, -s SSID  Specify a SSID that you have previously connected to
  --list, -l            Lists all stored network SSID
  --version             Show version number

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Problems? Check this list

• Password not found:

  • Linux:
    • Make sure your network passwords are stored correctly in NetworkManager’s storage directory. This is in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/. NetworkManager can work by checking if the passwords are stored with another program, but you need to store them in this directory for this program to work.
  • MacOS/Windows:
    • You probably have something broken with your WiFi storage. If not, submit an issue to this repository with information.

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• NetworkManager isn’t installed:

  • This program does not work without NetworkManager on Linux. If you want to use this program, install it using your distributions package manager or software center. Not using NetworkManager is a strange decision, but that’s an issue for another time.

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• Have another issue?

  • Open a useful issue on this GitHub, and/or suggest a new item in this list if you find a solution.

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Reference

• This project is an improvement of wifi-password created by @rauchg, where I have added support for multiple platforms and have added the feature for generating QR codes.
• wifiPassword created by @ankitjain28may was frequently used as reference throughout the development of this project.