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Setup up a wifi interface
#!/bin/sh
ssid=$1; shift
psk=$1; shift
network_id=$(wpa_cli list_networks | tail -n +3 | grep $ssid |cut -f 1)
if [ -z $network_id ] ; then
maxNetworkId=$(wpa_cli list_networks | tail -n +3 | tail -n 1| cut -f 1)]
if [ -z $maxNetworkId ] ; then
network_id=0
else
network_id=$((maxNetworkID + 1 ))
fi
fi
wpa_cli remove_network $network_id # Don't care if it fails
cat <<EOF | wpa_cli
add_network $network_id
set_network $network_id ssid "$ssid"
set_network $network_id id_str "$ssid"
set_network $network_id psk "$psk"
enable_network $network_id
save_config
quit
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