Is there any way to enable a pre-configured Wi-Fi hotspot from a shell script/command line without going to Settings > Wi-Fi > (settings icon) > Turn On Wi-Fi Hotspot... > Turn On?
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https://askubuntu.com/q/1146694/739431 – PRATAP Aug 10 '19 at 03:26
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[This answer](https://askubuntu.com/a/324785/507051) has a script which does something very similar: It creates the AP interface and shows how to bring it up and down. Bringing an existing interface up and down should be as easy as `ip link set INTERFACE up/down`. – dessert Aug 10 '19 at 10:06
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Based on @PRATAP's answer:
nmcli connection up <SSID>
Where <SSID> is likely Hotspot (can check this by running nm-connection-editor or going to Settings > Wi-Fi > (settings icon) > Connect to Hidden Wi-Fi Network... > Connection).
nmcli connection up/down also works for normal (non-hotspot) networks.
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