cli: allow specifying arbitrary properties on "nmcli c add"

Syntax: nmcli c add ... -- [+|-]<setting>.<property> <value> ...

2 files changed, 27 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/clients/cli/connections.c b/clients/cli/connections.c
index 0d0e23e492..796a8947ca 100644
--- a/clients/cli/connections.c
+++ b/clients/cli/connections.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ usage (void)
 	              "  show [--active] [--show-secrets] [id | uuid | path | apath] <ID> ...\n\n"
 	              "  up [[id | uuid | path] <ID>] [ifname <ifname>] [ap <BSSID>] [passwd-file <file with passwords>]\n\n"
 	              "  down [id | uuid | path | apath] <ID> ...\n\n"
-	              "  add COMMON_OPTIONS TYPE_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS IP_OPTIONS\n\n"
+	              "  add COMMON_OPTIONS TYPE_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS IP_OPTIONS [-- ([+|-]<setting>.<property> <value>)+]\n\n"
 	              "  modify [--temporary] [id | uuid | path] <ID> ([+|-]<setting>.<property> <value>)+\n\n"
 	              "  edit [id | uuid | path] <ID>\n"
 	              "  edit [type <new_con_type>] [con-name <new_con_name>]\n\n"
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ usage_connection_add (void)
 {
 	g_printerr (_("Usage: nmcli connection add { ARGUMENTS | help }\n"
 	              "\n"
-	              "ARGUMENTS := COMMON_OPTIONS TYPE_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS IP_OPTIONS\n\n"
+	              "ARGUMENTS := COMMON_OPTIONS TYPE_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS IP_OPTIONS [-- ([+|-]<setting>.<property> <value>)+]\n\n"
 	              "  COMMON_OPTIONS:\n"
 	              "                  type <type>\n"
 	              "                  ifname <interface name> | \"*\"\n"
@@ -5568,8 +5568,8 @@ cleanup_olpc:
 
 			ip4 = gw4 = ip6 = gw6 = NULL;
 
-			if (!nmc_parse_args (exp_args, TRUE, &argc, &argv, error))
-				return FALSE;
+			if (!nmc_parse_args (exp_args, TRUE, &argc, &argv, NULL))
+				break;
 
 			/* coverity[dead_error_begin] */
 			if (ip4) {
@@ -5643,6 +5643,18 @@ cleanup_olpc:
 			do_questionnaire_ip (connection);
 	}
 
+	if (argc) {
+		/* Set extra connection properties. */
+		nmc_arg_t exp_args[] = { {"--", FALSE, NULL, TRUE},
+					 {NULL} };
+
+		if (!nmc_parse_args (exp_args, FALSE, &argc, &argv, error))
+			return FALSE;
+
+		if (!read_connection_properties (connection, argc, argv, error))
+			return FALSE;
+	}
+
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/man/nmcli.1.in b/man/nmcli.1.in
index 87311f30d8..0c9434c232 100644
--- a/man/nmcli.1.in
+++ b/man/nmcli.1.in
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ See \fBconnection show\fP above for the description of the <ID>-specifying keywo
 .br
 If '--wait' option is not specified, the default timeout will be 10 seconds.
 .TP
-.B add COMMON_OPTIONS TYPE_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS IP_OPTIONS
+.B add COMMON_OPTIONS TYPE_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS IP_OPTIONS [-- [+|-]<setting>.<property> <value> ...]
 .br
 Add a connection for NetworkManager. Arguments differ according to connection types, see below.
 .RS
@@ -644,6 +644,11 @@ to be sent back out through the slave the frame was received on (default: yes)
 .IP "\fI[ip6 <IPv6 address>] [gw6 <IPv6 gateway>]\fP" 42
 \(en IPv6 addresses
 .RE
+.RS
+If a \fI--\fP argument is encountered, the rest of command line is interpreted
+as property list in the same format as \fIconnection modify\fP command accepts.
+This makes it possible to adjust the connection properties before it's added.
+.RE
 .TP
 .B edit [id | uuid | path ] <ID>  - edit an existing connection
 .RE
@@ -997,6 +1002,11 @@ and disables the connection's "autoconnect" flag.
 non-interactively adds a VLAN connection with ID 55. The connection will use eth0 and the VLAN interface
 will be named Maxipes\(hyfik.
 
+.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli c a ifname eth0 type ethernet -- ipv4.method disabled ipv6.method link-local\fP\fP"
+.IP
+non-interactively adds a connection that will use eth0 Ethernet interface and only have an IPv6 link-local
+address configured.
+
 .IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli connection edit ethernet\-em1\-2\fP\fP"
 .IP
 edits existing "ethernet\(hyem1\(hy2" connection in the interactive editor.