esavchenkov · July 6, 2023 06:06 · Dec 27, 2019 · Dec 27, 2019
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+# Full instructions: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/en/man8/mmcli.8.html
+# Examples: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/en/man8/mmcli.8.html#examples
+# Supported modems: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/ModemManager/SupportedDevices/
+
 # Get list of connected modems.
 mmcli --list-modems
 # Output:

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+# Get list of connected modems.
+mmcli --list-modems
+# Output:
+# Found 1 modems:
+#	  /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/1 [huawei] E3531
+# The number at the end of the path is the modem index.
+# In this case, that's the 1. We will use that to target 
+# the modem in all future commands:
+#   mmcli -m 1 ...
+
+# Get list of received text messages
+mmcli --modem 1 --messaging-list-sms
+# Output:
+# Found 1 SMS messages:
+#   /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SMS/0 (received)
+# The number at the end of the path is the SMS index.
+
+# Display the received text message
+mmcli --modem 1 --sms 0
+# Output:
+# SMS '/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SMS/0'
+#   -----------------------------------
+#   Content    |              number: '+3376660xxxx'
+#              |                text: 'Hello Finn'
+#   -----------------------------------
+#   Properties |            PDU type: 'deliver'
+#              |               state: 'received'
+#              |             storage: 'me'
+#              |                smsc: '+3369500xxxx'
+#              |           timestamp: '191227144612+01'