airport(7) Mac OS X Darwin customization airport(7) NAME airport SYNOPSIS airport [arguments] DESCRIPTION airport invokes /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.frame- work/Versions/A/Resources/airport "$@" Supported arguments: -a --autojoin Join first available, trusted network from list -p --applyprefs Apply settings as currently configured via System Preferences -u --updateprefs Examine network preferences and repair if necessary -z --disassociate Disassociate from any network -i[<arg>] --ibss=[<arg>] Create IBSS -f<arg> --file=<arg> Use <arg> as airport preference file instead of /Library/Preferences/SystemConfigu- ration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist -m<arg> --mac=<arg> Use <arg> instead of current AirPort MAC Address -x --xml Print info as XML -o<arg> --oldencrypt=<arg> Encrypt string <arg> with Panther-style encryption -s[<arg>] --scan=[<arg>] Perform a wireless broadcast scan. Will perform a directed scan if the optional <arg> is provided -r<arg> --repeats=<arg> Repeat the command the specified number of times -A[<arg>] --associate=[<arg>] Associate to network. Will prompt for network name if arg is not specified and if necessary, for a password if the network is using WEP or WPA. The following additional arguments may be specified with this command: --bssid=<arg> Specify BSSID to associate with --password=<arg> Specify a WEP key or WPA password -I --getinfo Print current wireless status, e.g. signal info, BSSID, port type etc. -P<arg> --psk=<arg> Create PSK from specified pass phrase and SSID. The following additional arguments must be specified with this command: --ssid=<arg> Specify SSID when creating a PSK -S --showstack Print the current list of known net- works -c[<arg>] --channel=[<arg>] Set arbitrary channel on the card -h --help Show this help AUTHOR William Scott SEE ALSO airport(1) Mac OS X July 9 2005 airport(7)