command line utility to wake up computer(s) on LAN from sleep. It keeps a list of computers so you don't have to remember the MAC addresses.

Usage

npm install -g wakey to install wakey and make 'wakey' available as a command line tool:

• wakey help - displays help
• wakey list - list all computer entries saved in the wakey database, which is a JSON file stored at ~/wakey.json
• wakey add <name> <MAC> - adds an entry to the database
• wakey delete <name> - deletes an entry from the database
• wakey <name> - wakes up a computer

Note

The target computer(s) need to be configured to enable the Wake on LAN feature. This StackExchange page provides some information on how to configure it. https://superuser.com/questions/696894/rdp-wake-on-lan-in-lan-environment

Example

Assume the computer you want to wake up has MAC address of 12:34:56:78:AB:CD, and is already configured to wake on LAN.

# install wakey
npm install -g wakey

# add the target to wakey database
wakey add my-comp1 12:34:56:78:AB:CD

# wake up the target
wakey my-comp1
... wakey sends the wake packet to wake up the computer ...