I need help with "nmcli device status"

[ToddAndMargo via users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

I am trying to use the nmcli command to cough up
(a highly technical term) the connected state on
a particular network interface.

According to the man page:

    nmcli device {status | show | set | connect | reapply
                 | modify | disconnect | delete | monitor |
                 wifi | lldp}  [ARGUMENTS...]
...

    status
        Print status of devices.

        This is the default action if no command is
        specified to nmcli device.

So here goes without the device:

    $ nmcli device status
    DEVICE      TYPE      STATE        CONNECTION
    br0         bridge    connected    System br0
    virbr0      bridge    connected    virbr0
    eno2        ethernet  connected    eno2
    eno1        ethernet  unavailable  --
    lo          loopback  unmanaged    --
    virbr0-nic  tun       unmanaged    --

So far so good.

Now the specify as "specified" device:

    $ nmcli device status eno2
     Error: invalid extra argument 'eno2'.

Okay, what am I doing wrong/misreading?

Yes, I know I can use grep and awk.  I will be
using Raku though:

     $ nmcli device status | raku -ne 'for $_.lines -> $I
       { if $I.contains( "connected" & "eno2" )
       { say "connected"; last }}'

     connected


Many thanks,
-T

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