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Old 06-28-2011
Expect get host ip
Hi,
I am trying to get the users ip address as an expect variable

Bash (works):
Code:
/sbin/ifconfig | grep 'inet addr' | grep -v 127.0.0.1 | head -1 | /bin/cut -d: -f2 | /bin/cut -d' ' -f1

Expect (fails):
Code:
set HOST_IP [exec /sbin/ifconfig | grep 'inet addr' | grep -v 127.0.0.1 | head -1 | /bin/cut -d: -f2 | /bin/cut -d' ' -f1]

However I am getting:
Code:
grep: addr': No such file or directory

Is there a way to tell expect not to interpret this command before executing? I have tried backslashes to no luck. Is there anything else?

Thanks,
Ryan
Last edited by Franklin52; 06-29-2011 at 04:07 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags for code and data samples, thank you
# 2  
Old 06-28-2011
You gots so many laya, you losing quotes. Try "'inet addr'" or \'inet addr\' to give them one mo lif!
# 3  
Old 06-29-2011
You can also try to use {} to quote your bash command. It'll prevent any interpretation.
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