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diff --git a/man/nmcli.1.in b/man/nmcli.1.in index 6e8881b142..180dd1027b 100644 --- a/man/nmcli.1.in +++ b/man/nmcli.1.in @@ -816,6 +816,21 @@ then \fINetworkManager\fP will reload connection files any time they change Load/reload one or more connection files from disk. Use this after manually editing a connection file to ensure that \fBNetworkManager\fP is aware of its latest state. +.TP +.B import [--temporary] type <type> file <file to import> +.br +Import an external/foreign configuration as a NetworkManager connection profile. +The type of the input file is specified by \fItype\fP option. +.br +Only VPN configurations are supported at the moment. The configuration +is imported by NetworkManager VPN plugins. \fItype\fP values are the same as for +\fIvpn-type\fP option in \fBnmcli connection add\fP. VPN configurations are +imported by VPN plugins. Therefore the proper VPN plugin has to be installed +so that nmcli could import the data. +.br +The imported connection profile will be saved as persistent unless \fI--temporary\fP +option is specified, in which case the new profile won't exist after NetworkManager +restart. .RE .TP @@ -1187,6 +1202,10 @@ appends a Google public DNS server to DNS servers in ABC profile. .IP removes the specified IP address from (static) profile ABC. +.IP "\fB\f(CWnmcli con import type openvpn file ~/Downloads/frootvpn.ovpn\fP\fP" +.IP +imports an OpenVPN configuration to NetworkManager. + .SH NOTES \fInmcli\fP accepts abbreviations, as long as they are a unique prefix in the set of possible options. As new options get added, these abbreviations are not guaranteed |