Which shell are you using? ksh/bash/zsh: ipaddr=`grep truc /etc/hosts | cut -f1 -d" "` (note the graves (back ticks)) csh/tcsh: set ipaddr `grep truc /etc/hosts | cut -f1 -d" "` (note the graves (back ticks)) -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of truc nguyen Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 5:12 PM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: Script If I want to put it in variable "ipaddr" grep truc /etc/hosts | cut -f1 -d" " > $ipaddr Is that correct ? Thanks, --- "Benjamin J. Weiss" <benjamin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > truc nguyen wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >In my hosts file, the last line is as follow > >197.2.23.134 truc TRUC > > > >I want to write a script to get the this IP > address. > >What command in sed or awk to execute this ? > > > >Thank you so much > > > > > > > I see that you've gotten a couple of answers > already. However, in the > interests of "There's more than one way to do it", > here's another approach: > > grep truc /etc/hosts | grep -o > "[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}" > > or > > grep truc /etc/hosts | grep -o > "[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*" > > or > > grep truc /etc/hosts | cut -f1 -d" " > > I'm sure that there are others. :) > > Ben > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
