[olug] Unix Tip: GET YOUR IP-ADDRESS

William E. Kempf wekempf at cox.net
Thu Mar 20 19:43:04 UTC 2003


Unix Guru Universe said:
> Type this simple command at the unix-prompt
>
> ifconfig | grep "inet addr" |  grep -v "127.0.0.1" | awk '{print $2;}' |
>  awk -F':' '{print $2;}'

*chuckles*

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.

-- 
William E. Kempf




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