wol

wol is a command-line tool for implementing the Wake-On-LAN protocol over a local-area network.

USAGE

wol [OPTION...] <mac address>
Wake-On-LAN packet sender

  -i, --interface=NAME       Specify the net interface to use
  -p, --password=PASSWORD    Specify the WOL password
  -q, -s, --quiet, --silent  No output
  -?, --help                 Give this help list
      --usage                Give a short usage message
  -V, --version              Print program version

FLAGS

-i, --interface

• Specify the network interface through which to send the magic packet.

-p, --password

• Supply a password in the magic packet to the Wake-On-LAN device.

-q, -s, --quiet, --silent

• Do not print any output.

-?, --help

• Output the usage and flags.

--usage

• Output the short usage message.

-V, --version

• Output the version number.

INSTALL

./autogen.sh
./configure
make
sudo make install

CAVEATS

In order to use wol, the target computer must support Wake-On-LAN, which is typically a requirement of the network interface card.

LICENSE

wol is licensed with GNU GPL 3.0.