if i understood cerrectly,you need that: domain=$(tcpdump -l -n -e port 53 | awk '{if ($14 ~ /A.*?/) print $15}') while read line do echo $line done < $domain On 3 December 2014 at 08:29, Hal Wigoda <hal.wigoda@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > What is domain, BTW? > > (Sent from iPhone, so please accept my apologies in advance for any > spelling or grammatical errors.) > > > On Dec 2, 2014, at 12:05 PM, James B. Byrne <byrnejb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > I am attempting to get a script borrowed from DJB to work on my > CentOS-6.6 > > box. Simplified it looks like this: > > > > tcpdump -l -n -e port 53 \ > > | awk '{if ($14 ~ /A.*?/) print $15}' \ > > | while read domain ; do echo $domain ; done ; > > > > The sticking point is the 'while read' construct. Run just as 'tcpdum | > awk' > > I get this: > > > > english.stackexchange.com. > > www.urbandictionary.com. > > www.urbandictionary.com. > > www.urbandictionary.com. > > www.urbandictionary.com. > > api.mywot.com. > > a.udimg.com. > > a.udimg.com. > > fonts.googleapis.com. > > . . . > > > > Run with the 'while read $domain ; do echo ' pipe nothing appears > whatsoever. > > What am I doing wrong? > > > > -- > > *** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** > > James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca > > 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 > > Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 > > Canada L8E 3C3 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos