Linux Mint command line

[Eater]

I am imaging myself as a programmer from movies when you can do everything from the command line. So now I can switch off the computer by "shutdown" , open books by "xdg-open" and close programs by "ps -x | grep 'key-word' and then kill the process" But I cann't switch on network. I am forced use GUI to do it and it makes me upset.
What's command can:
switch on\off network adapter?
give me the list of available networks?
to get connection with required network?
Sorry if I chose wrong branch of the forum for the questions!
And of course my laptop running on mint.

 

[Brickwizard]

Hi Alex, here is some reading for you

1] https://linuxhint.com/ubuntu-enable-and-disable-the-network-interface/
2] https://www.configserverfirewall.com/ubuntu-linux/ubuntu-list-network-interfaces/
3] https://www.ubuntupit.com/how-to-connect-to-wifi-from-the-terminal-in-ubuntu-linux/

 

[Brickwizard]

Just for Fun, install
$ sudo apt install cmatrix

then if someone looks over your shoulder, in the terminal put $ cmatrix and enter

 

[kc1di]

I am imaging myself as a programmer from movies when you can do everything from the command line. So now I can switch off the computer by "shutdown" , open books by "xdg-open" and close programs by "ps -x | grep 'key-word' and then kill the process" But I cann't switch on network. I am forced use GUI to do it and it makes me upset.
What's command can:
switch on\off network adapter?
give me the list of available networks?
to get connection with required network?
Sorry if I chose wrong branch of the forum for the questions!
And of course my laptop running on mint.

In Mint you can turn the network adapter off/on with this command

Systemctl stop NetworkManager

Systemctl start NetWorkManager

to see available networks you can use
Connecting to networks

 

[charlie.corder]

Just for Fun, install
$ sudo apt install cmatrix

then if someone looks over your shoulder, in the terminal put $ cmatrix and enter

Hi brickwizard,
That is neat. I'll have some fun with that one.
OG

 

[Eater]

Thank you everybody!
The nmcli is a great command that solve all my problem.
P.S. cmatrix is a funny thing, I like it.