Public bug reported:

In wpa_cli:

> help enable_network
commands:
  enable_network <network id> = enable a network

That's insufficient.  What happens when someone runs “select_network 5”
followed at some point by “save config”?  It permantly disables all
networks except network 5.  Users who want to get back to a normal
situation where all networks are enabled so that wherever they are a
network is automatically select are then left running “enable_network
0”..“enable_network 1”..“enable_network 2”..etc.  Pain in the ass.

This webpage mentions that there is a special network id “all”:

https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/devel/ctrl_iface_page.html

So after selecting a specific network, one can run “enable_network all”
to get back to a normal situation.  This possibility should be
documented in the enable_network help text as well as the select_network
text so those who use select_network are informed on how to reverse
their action.

** Affects: wpasupplicant (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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  (bad docs) The special network id “all” is undocumented in wpa_cli

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