Log Search Script

fuzion.hyd · #1 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008

Hi,

I am trying to write a script to search a log- IPaddress being the search criteria, I would ideally like the script to ask the ipaddress

Enter IP address - 244.258.27.225

And the ideal result would be for the script to get all the entries in the log file for a particular IP address,

echo -n "IP address ?
"read ip_addr

Please help me, Im new to scripting.

Thanks for your time

jim mcnamara · #2 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008

Code:

echo "enter IP address:\c"
read ip
grep $ip logfile

broli · #3 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by jim mcnamara

Code:

echo "enter IP address:\c"
read ip
grep $ip logfile

Be aware that 244.258.27.225 has dots in it - there are some ways dots could change the search result because regular expressions use dots as a special character. If you run into problems check back here.

be sure to check greps manual page. in basic regular expressions the . (dot) dosnt have any special meaning (not at least acording to the manual page of my system with GNU grep 2.5.1 )

joeyg · #4 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008

Now, including this one, I see three of the same questions.
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