nmcli - NetworkManager command line tool

# list all connections
nmcli con
nmcli con show --active | grep -i vpn
 
# show connection details
nmcli con show 'MY_CONNECTION_1'
 
# start vpn from command line (ubuntu)
nmcli con up id VPN_NAME
 
nmcli device wifi list
 
# create wifi configuration
SSID="FRITZ!Box 5960"
PASS=00011090700208423311
 
nmcli con add con-name "${SSID}" ifname wlan0 type wifi ssid "${SSID}"
nmcli con modify "c}" wifi-sec.key-mgmt wpa-psk
nmcli con modify "${SSID}" wifi-sec.psk "${PASS}"
 
# set DNS
nmcli con mod wg0 ipv4.dns "8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4."
 
nmcli con up "${SSID}"
 
# get connection UUID
nmcli -g connection.uuid connection show <CONNCTION_NAME>
nmcli -t -f UUID con
 
 
# test: bounding
nmcli con add type bond con-name bond1 ifname bond1 mode 802.3ad ipv4 179.254.0.2/16
nmcli con mod id bond1 bond.options mode=802.3ad,miimon=100,lacp_rate=fast,xmit_hash_policy=layer2+3
nmcli con mod id bond1 802-3-ethernet.mtu 9000
nmcli con add type bond-slave ifname p5p1 con-name p5p1 master bond1
nmcli con add type bond-slave ifname p5p1 con-name p5p2 master bond1
 
# disable autoconnect
nmcli connection modify wg0 autoconnect no

# /home/foo/.config/autostart/vpn.desktop 
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=nmcli con up VPN1
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-Delay=3
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
Name=Auto connect to VPN1