This article explains how to view available WiFi networks, list their channels, link quality, security, signal strength, and more on Linux using the command line. There are multiple ways / tools to scan for available WiFi networks and list their details, but in this article I’ll only list 2 which are easy to use and provide enough information for this task.
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