[olug] Unix Tip: GET YOUR IP-ADDRESS

[mØntar3]

Note: The semi-colons in the awk statements are not required.

William E. Kempf wrote:

>Unix Guru Universe said:
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>>Type this simple command at the unix-prompt
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>>ifconfig | grep "inet addr" |  grep -v "127.0.0.1" | awk '{print $2;}' |
>> awk -F':' '{print $2;}'
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>*chuckles*
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>While as a developer I love the power behind these "little tools piped
>together", it's exactly this sort of attitude ("Type this _simple_
>command", emphasis mine) which continues to lead me to think Linux is for
>the Gurus, and not Mom and Pop.
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