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Created February 26, 2015 20:01
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Remove an SSID from the preferred networks list
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removeSSID.sh
#!/bin/bash
#----------VARIABLES---------
undesiredNetwork="SSID-To-Remove"
wifiOrAirport=$(/usr/sbin/networksetup -listallnetworkservices | grep -Ei '(Wi-Fi|AirPort)')
echo $wifiOrAirport
wirelessDevice=$(networksetup -listallhardwareports | awk "/$wifiOrAirport/,/Device/" | awk 'NR==2' | cut -d " " -f 2)
echo $wirelessDevice
#-----------SCRIPT-----------
# Remove the SSID from the list of preferred networks
networksetup -removepreferredwirelessnetwork "$wirelessDevice" "$undesiredNetwork"
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