Return-path: Received: from mail-lb0-f179.google.com ([209.85.217.179]:45803 "EHLO mail-lb0-f179.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755617Ab3DWJzB (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:55:01 -0400 Received: by mail-lb0-f179.google.com with SMTP id t1so456438lbd.24 for ; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:54:59 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:54:59 +0100 Message-ID: (sfid-20130423_115512_550315_2C81BCA6) Subject: How to find ESSID & signal strength From: Kai Hendry To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Since there is no "Contact us" details upon: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw I'm nervously emailing the mailing list. :} I want to please ask what is the "canonical" way using your suite of tools like `iw`, or preferably /proc, to find the ESSID of the AP I'm connected to and signal strength for my dwm status bar? https://github.com/kaihendry/Kai-s--HOME/blob/master/bin/dwm_status#L23 Many thanks,