macosshellmac-address

Shell command for getting mac address in OS X


I have been handicapped by the GUI and always seem to ask of help when it comes to the command line.

On Mac OS X only I need a command line to get the MAC address of the interface currently using WiFi.


Solution

  • I think the best and easiest way to get the information is using this command:

    networksetup -listallhardwareports
    

    It will return a nice list of devices like this:

    Hardware Port: USB 10/100/1000 LAN
    Device: en6
    Ethernet Address: 00:e0:4c:...
    
    Hardware Port: Wi-Fi
    Device: en0
    Ethernet Address: 80:e6:50:...
    
    Hardware Port: Bluetooth PAN
    Device: en3
    Ethernet Address: 80:e6:50:...
    
    Hardware Port: Thunderbolt 1
    Device: en1
    Ethernet Address: 72:00:05:...
    
    Hardware Port: Thunderbolt 2
    Device: en2
    Ethernet Address: 72:00:05:...
    
    Hardware Port: Thunderbolt Bridge
    Device: bridge0
    Ethernet Address: 72:00:05:...
    
    VLAN Configurations
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