NetworkManager tricks

nmcli-batch-import.sh

# Mass add VPN profiles with NetworkManager
for file in $(pwd)/*;
do
  export config=$(ls -l $file | awk -F "$(pwd)/" '{print $2}'| cut -d . -f1)
  nmcli connection import type wireguard file "$config.conf" && \
  nmcli connection modify "$config" connection.autoconnect no && \
  nmcli connection down "$config"
done

nmcli-batch-remove-profiles.sh

# Remove all active connections
active="$(nmcli -p -f uuid,type,active connection show | grep wireguard | grep yes | awk '{print $1}' | sed 1,1d)"
for prof in $active;
do
  nmcli connection delete $active
done

nmcli-parser.awk

# nmcli c | awk -f nmcli-parser.awk
# oneliner
# nmcli c | awk -f 'NR==1{ st=end=$0; sub(/UUID.*$/,"",st);stL=length(st)+1;sub(/TYPE.*$/,"",end); endL=length(end)-stL} NR!=1{print substr($0,stL,endL)}'

# given  as intput
# NAME                UUID                                  TYPE             DEVICE
# Wi-Fi connection 1  fb03ea1d-7aa5-48f2-b94d-c7f0f8249a7e  802-11-wireless  wlp2s0
# Wired connection 1  4091d179-ccde-34be-938e-5bc792fd1e1b  802-3-ethernet   eno1
#

NR==1{
  start=end=$0
  sub(/UUID.*$/,"",start)
  startL=length(start)+1
  sub(/TYPE.*$/,"",end)
  endL=length(end)-startL
  #dbg print "#dbg:startL=" startL "\tendL="endL
}
NR!=1{
  print substr($0,startL,endL)
}

# for output
# fb03ea1d-7aa5-48f2-b94d-c7f0f8249a7e
# 4091d179-ccde-34be-938e-5bc792fd1e1b