For your first problem: today=`date "#+%d%m%Y"` while read ipaddr do echo "$ipaddr REJECT $today" done < blacklist_file > /tmp/new_file$$ mv /tmp/new_file$$ blacklist_file On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 05:36:49PM -0400, Fernando wrote: > I have two problems. > > > 1. I'm making a script to add IP's to my blacklist... > > I need to add three <tabs>, the word 'REJECT' and a #DDMMYYYY that it's > being done to a text file that has the IP's in it... ie this is the > original list; > > 80.25.148.216 > 80.43.197.197 > > needs to end up like this... > > 80.25.148.216 REJECT #28052004 > 80.43.197.197 REJECT #28052004 > > > > 2. The second is a little bit more complicated. -- Rudy Vener - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html