On 10/17/2012 06:24 PM, JD wrote: > Briefly.... > $ ifconfig -a > em1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xx:xx:...etc > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > > virbr0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xx:xx:...etc > > virbr0-nic Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xx:xx:...etc > > wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xx:xx:...etc Ah, I see. On my systems, I get: === em1: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 ether f0:de:f1:fc:65:b3 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) === So the script says "grab any non-space character up to the colon (foo:). Your now showing a colon, so it fails to match. Try replacing: === if ($line =~ /^(\S+):/) === With: === if ($line =~ /^(\S+)/) === -- Digimer Papers and Projects: https://alteeve.ca/w/ What if the cure for cancer is trapped in the mind of a person without access to education? -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org