On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:33:15 +0800 Bill Kenworthy <bi...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> For years I have been using ifconfig and some simple shell magic to > extract the ip address from the adsl ppp session when it changes. The > latest update has changed the output format of ifconfig breaking > things so if ifconfig cant be relied on, what's normally used to > extract an interfaces IP address? I can easily rewrite the shell > magic, but its worth asking if there is some command better suited. > > BillK > > > ip tends to be a little more consistent and a little more script-friendly than ifconfig: ip -o addr show -o prints output on one line, making your subsequent grep, sed and awking easier -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
